Patent ID: 6223439
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A hand tool comprising:a handle having first and second halves;a rotatable connector for fastening the two halves together, said connector comprising:a head that is adapted to seat against an external surface portion of the first half;a shaft that is rigid with the head and extends from the head via a first opening formed in the first half, through the interior of the first and second halves;an engagement/locking feature at the end of the shaft that is adapted to engage an outer surface portion of the second half when the engagement/locking feature assumes a first angular position with respect to the second half, and to be aligned with a second opening formed in the second half when the engagement/locking feature assumes a second angular position with respect to the second half; anda retention feature that is formed on the head end of the shaft and engages a wall portion of the first half in a manner that permits the head and the shaft to rotate about an axis of the shaft, but restrains the rotatable connector against axial movement with respect to the first half; whereinthe retention feature is capable of being pressed through the first opening formed in the first half.