Patent ID: 6021854
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B25F

Abstract:
An adaptor handle in combination with a reciprocating hammer and chipping gun permitting the operation of said hammer and chipping gun by an operator from an erect standing positioning comprising:a hammer and chipping gun having a housing said housing having positioned therein a motor and gearing mechanism for implementing said reciprocating hammering action, said housing having a protruding nose portion having attached thereto a bit holding member for receipt and securing of a bit to be operated by said reciprocating hammering action, said housing having a first handle end mounted on said housing opposite said nose protruding end and a second handle member receivable into a threaded aperture on opposing lateral sides of said hammer gun; andan adaptor handle for removable affixation to said hammer and chipping gun, said adaptor handle comprising an elongate longitudinal handle member having a first end and a second end; anda second planar U-shaped member secured to said second end of said elongate longitudinal handle member, said second U-shaped member having alignable apertures proximate to the respective ends of said second U-shaped member; said U-shaped member dimensioned to embrace said nose portion of said housing of said hammer and chipping gun so as to permit a threaded securing means to pass through said apertures on said second U-shaped member to embrace and secure said second U-shaped member to said nose portion of said housing; anda first planar U-shaped member positioned on said elongate longitudinal handle between said first end and said second end, said first U-shaped member having apertures proximate to the respective ends of said first U-shaped member, said first U-shaped member dimensioned to overlap said housing of said hammer and chipping aligning said apertures on said first U-shaped member with said threaded apertures on said lateral sides of said hammer and chipping gun, said first U-shaped member secured to said housing of said hammer and chipping gun by means of threaded fasteners passing through respective apertures on said first U-shaped member and secured in said threaded aperture in said housing; anda planar stop plate secured to said second end of said elongate longitudinal handle, said stop plate having a cross-sectional area greater than the cross-sectional area of said elongate longitudinal handle, said stop plate in frictional engagement with the end of said nose portion of said housing when said first U-shaped member and said second U-shaped member are secured to said housing.