Patent ID: 6305052
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A46B,B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
A handle for a hand held device and which is adapted for improved feel and purchase when held in the palm of a hand and between a thumb and fingers, the handle comprising:a top side having a portion thereof which is formed into a combination concave convex profile in which,a first portion of the top side of the handle comprises a convex region which is bulbous and slopes from the center portion of the convex region in a tapered fashion toward the rear end of the handle,the convex portion also sloping and tapering down toward the front end of the handle so as to converge into a concave, indented region on said top side which is thereby formed to receive the inner profile of the thumb in a manner which constitutes an anthropometric match for the inner profile of the thumb, anda bottom side which is continuously convex and which slopes and tapers upwardly toward the rear of the hand from the center portion of the convex region to terminate in a bulbous end portion which fits within the palm of the hand and is sufficiently bulbous to provide a surface against which the first three fingers of the user may engage.