Patent ID: 7234371
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: B25B,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking, removable handle assembly for a vise, said vise having a threaded rod with a first end, said handle assembly comprising: base assembly structured to be fixed to said threaded rod; an elongated handle member, structured to be coupled to said base member; a lock assembly structured to selectively couple said handle member to said base assembly; said base assembly includes a tubular member having a lateral coupling device, said lateral coupling device structured to engage said threaded rod first end; said handle member includes a rod having a cross-sectional area sized to fit within said tubular member; said tubular member has an inner cross-sectional area; said elongated rod has a medial portion with a first cross-sectional area, a first end and a second end, said first cross-sectional area being smaller than said tubular member inner cross-sectional area; said handle member further includes a first and second wide area portion, said first and second wide area portions having a second cross-sectional area, said second cross-sectional area being larger than said tubular member; wherein one wide area portion is disposed at each said end of said rod; said second wide area portion is fixed to said rod; and said first wide area portion is structured to be removable from said rod; wherein, when said first wide area portion is removed, said rod may be removed from said tubular member; and wherein said lock assembly is incorporated into said first wide area portion.