Patent ID: 6266850
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: B25F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An adjustable grip of a hand-held tool having a housing, comprising:a handle rotatably moveable from a locked position to an unlocked position; anda clutch mechanism selectively engageable with said handle when said handle is in said locked position and disengageable with said handle by application of axial force to said handle, said clutch mechanism preventing said handle from being repositioned when said handle is in said locked position and allowing said handle to be repositioned relative to the tool when said handle is in said unlocked position, said clutch mechanism spring-biasing said handle into said locked position, said clutch mechanism comprising:a socket formed through the housing of the hand-held tool;a shaft, rotatably disposed through said socket, said handle disposed on a first end of said shaft;a cog, selectively engageable with said socket, disposed on a second end of said shaft; anda spring in contact with said shaft, said spring biasing said shaft and handle axially into said locked position,wherein when said shaft and handle are in said locked position, said cog engages said socket and said shaft may not be rotated, and when said shaft and handle are in said unlocked position, said cog does not engage said socket and said shaft may be freely rotated within said socket.