Patent ID: 6283522
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A01B,B25G

Abstract:
A detachable and adjustable auxiliary handle for a long-handled, material-moving tool comprising:a removable u-shaped clamp attached to the lower portion of a long-handled material-moving tool, said u-shaped clamp having a top base portion, said top base portion having a coupling nut affixed centrally to the face extending upwardly, a u-shaped form having a through hole in the base to accept a downward directed swivel bolt to connect to said coupling nut, said u-shaped form having a pivot hole in the sides of the uprights;an inner section of tubing having a tube fitting fixed to the lower end to pivot within the said uprights of the said u-shaped form by means of a pivot bolt;a plurality of through holes spaced along the length of said inner section of tubing, an outer section of tubing having a single through hole located near the bottom of the tubing to engage any one of said plurality of through holes in the inner tubing by means of a self locking push pin to create an adjustable tube;a t-nut affixed to the top of the said outer tubing, a hand grip having a through hole in the base to accept a downward directed swivel bolt to connect to the said t-nut;an adjustably fastened gripper clip positioned on the long-handled material moving tool to intermittently accept said hand grip.