Patent ID: 6711784
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A45C,A45F,Y10T

Abstract:
A handle conversion device for facilitating movement of a wheeled object having a preexisting handle with a grip member having a longitudinal axis positioned in a plane substantially perpendicular to a desired direction of movement, said handle conversion device comprising:a hand grip having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis positioned between the first and second ends, said longitudinal axis of said hand grip being oriented substantially perpendicular to the plane occupied by the grip member of the preexisting handle and substantially within the same plane defined by forward and backward movement of the wheeled object; an attachment portion operably associated with said hand grip for operable attachment to said grip member of said preexisting handle of said wheeled object, said attachment portion including at least one hook member and at least one retention member, said at least one hook member and said at least one retention member acting in combination with one another to exert a biased force about the grip member at one or more positions about same, to releasably yet restrainably retain said grip member of said preexisting handle to, in turn, maintain the substantially perpendicular relationship of said hand grip longitudinal axis and said grip member longitudinal axis to facilitate controlled attachment and movement of said wheeled and said attachment portion further including a retention zone at which said biased force is exerted about said grip member, said retention zone defined between at least a portion of said at least one retention member and at least a portion of said at least one hook member, said retention zone being capable of expanding to releasably and alternatively accept and release said grip member from said controlled restraint.