Patent ID: 6944911
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: A01K,A45F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A Balance Handle for horizontal, one handed carry of a tubular case comprising: five-eights inch braided rope approximately five and one-half inches long and approximately nine to ten inches of one inch tubular nylon webbing, with said braided rope inserted and centered within said tubular webbing forming handle grip A type, and alternately, approximately six inches of five-eights tubing inserted and centered within said tubular nylon webbing then covered with a molded, non-marking sleeve forming handle grip B type, with said tubular webbing having flat ends cut to length at least one and seven eights inches from said rope or said tubing, then melted squarely across the end forming a small T shape on said cut ends completing said handle grip A type and said handle grip B type, a stainless steel worm gear clamp of a length approximately one inch longer than a circumference of said tubular case consisting of a threaded strap with one end permanently joined to a worm gear housing and the other end cut to length, a second piece of tubular nylon webbing having a flattened interior width approximately equal to the width of said stainless steel worm gear clamp and a length slightly less than the circumference of said tubular case, with said second piece of flattened tubular webbing sheathing all except approximately three-eights inch of a tag end of the thread section of the said stainless steal worm gear clamp; said sheathed threaded strap wrapped around the circumference of said tube with said tag end of said sheathed stainless steel worm gear clamp inserted into the worm gear, wherein turning said worm gear to engage said threads forms a case clamp; Either of said type A or type B handle grips can be arranged parallel to and on top of said tubular case with each end of said handle grip resting between said tubular case and said case clamps worm gear housing to form said Balance Handle; wherein said Balance Handle is positioned such that it is centered on a longitudinal weight fulcrum of said tubular case; and wherein said Balance Handle is secured in place by tightening said case clamps with a screwdriver, coin, five-sixteenth inch wrench, or an attachment to form a lever adjustment, removable or permanently attached; and wherein said Balance Handle is repositioned to a different weight fulcrum of the tube in a smooth, steady motion with sufficient tension to hold either handle grip A type or handle grip B type in proper position underneath the worm gear clamp.