Patent ID: 7014232
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: A01B,B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An auxiliary handle for use on an elongated rod-shaped handle of a tool, comprising an open loop member comprising a pair of opposed clamping arms connected to each other solely at a first end thereof via a gripping portion and having free distal end portions defining therebetween an opening adapted to receive said elongated rod-shaped handle, the free distal end portions having locking portions, a first one of the locking portions including a hole therein and a second one of the locking portions including a slot extending from the bottom edge thereof, said clamping arms being displaceable about said gripping portion between a first position for accommodating rod-shaped handles of different cross-sectional dimensions and a second position wherein said clamping arms are resiliently depressed one towards the other for clamping onto said rod-shaped handle of said tool, and an actuator extending transversally through the hole and the slot of the locking portions for controlling the movement thereof between said first and second positions.