Patent ID: 7617572
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handle for a manually operated implement comprising: an elongated, continuous shaft having a given length and a first end and a second end, said shaft comprising a substantially straight segment and a smoothly curved concave section continually rounded inward over the entire length of the section, said curved concave section comprising a first curved segment with a first uniform first radius of curvature, the center of the circle of said first radius of curvature being on the concave side of the shaft, and a second curved segment with a second uniform radius of curvature, the center of the circle of said second radius of curvature being on the same concave side of the shaft as the center of the circle of the first radius of curvature of said first curved segment, the straight segment beginning at the first end of the shaft and extending less than half the length of the shaft, and the curved section beginning at the second end of the shaft and extending to the straight segment; and means on one of the two ends of the shaft to attach a working member.