Patent ID: 7293331
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: B25B,B25G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hand tool comprising: a handle having a distal end, a proximate end and a grip portion of generally octagonal cross-section, said handle comprising an inner thermoplastic material core and outer integrally bonded elastomeric material, a blade, said blade having a proximate end and a distal end, said blade proximate end being fixedly secured within said handle, said grip portion having an outer surface comprising eight grip surfaces, four grip surfaces comprising elongate planar surfaces and four grip surfaces comprising elongate curvilinear surfaces, said four planar surfaces comprising said thermoplastic material, and said four curvilinear surfaces comprising elastomeric material, and said handle distal end comprising a thumb engaging portion, said thumb engaging portion having a generally octagonal cross-section comprising eight outer thumb receiving surfaces, four thumb receiving surfaces comprising planar surfaces and four thumb receiving surfaces comprising curvilinear surfaces, said four thumb receiving planar surfaces comprising said thermoplastic material, and said four thumb receiving curvilinear surfaces comprising elastomeric material, further comprising a metal impact cap disposed at the handle proximate end, and wherein the blade proximate end is adjacent to and facingly disposed to the metal impact cap, said handle having a distal end, said distal end comprises eight edges comprising 4 straight edges and 4 curvilinear edges, each edge being immediately juxtaposed to a respective thumb receiving surface, said handle comprising a rectilinear bore, said rectilinear bore extending distally from within the handle and terminating in a distal end rectilinear opening, whereby a rectilinear pry bar blade may be fixedly molded in the handle bore.