Patent ID: 6676120
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A handle assembly for a hand operable bar clamp having a fixed jaw, a movable jaw and a drive for translating the movable jaw towards the fixed jaw, said handle assembly comprising:a handgrip with an elongated rear portion, said rear portion having a generally rounded rear surface and being contoured to complement the natural transverse planar curve of the palm, and said rear portion being convex relative to a long axis of the handgrip; and a trigger handle pivotal with respect to said handgrip, said trigger handle includes a front portion, said front portion having a rounded front surface and being contoured to complement the natural palmar curve of a set of fingers flexed toward the palm, and said trigger handle being convex relative to a long axis of the trigger handle so that pressure is safely distributed across the user's hand when said handgrip and said trigger handle are grasped and said trigger handle is depressed toward said handgrip and wherein said trigger handle has a terminal end and wherein said trigger handle further comprises a planar kerf at said terminal end, wherein said kerf extends forwardly from said front portion of said trigger handle.