Patent ID: 7574777
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connecting device for joining a handle to a pivot bar of a wire support frame of a work member comprising: a handle receiving member defining a longitudinal socket for receiving the handle; a base formed integral with or attached to the handle receiving member; a resilient clip-on member extending from the base and including first and second jaws extending generally parallel from one end of the base, each of the jaws having a first inner wall and a first outer wall, the first inner wall of the first jaw facing the first inner wall of the second jaw to define a slit having a closed end proximal to the base and an opening end distal to the base, each inner wall defining at least a respective first inner groove and a second inner groove; the first inner groove of the first inner wall is opposed to and parallel to the first inner groove of the second inner wall to define an outer engagement slot arranged transversely for receiving the pivot bar; the second inner groove of the first inner wall is opposed to and parallel the second inner groove of the second inner wall to define an inner slot of an integrally-formed spring for compressing the outer engagement slot, the inner slot arranged in a direction substantially parallel to the outer engagement slot; the inner walls of the jaws comprise portions normally adjacent or normally spaced apart a distance less than the distance required to receive the pivot bar between the jaws, the jaws being deformable away from each other to permit passage of the pivot bar between the jaws; the outer engagement slot is spaced from the proximal and distal ends of the slit; and the inner slot is closer than the outer slot to the closed end of the slit or the inner slot is at the closed end of the slit.