Patent ID: 6824180
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A01B,B25G,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A quick connect apparatus for a tool, the tool having a tool portion and an elongated handle, the quick connect apparatus comprising:a male component, including: a top end; a bottom end; an elongated central portion between the top end and the bottom end; a pair of resilient arms extending upward and outward from the bottom end, the arms defining a plurality of outwardly facing teeth; the male component being structured for mounting on the elongated handle; and a female component, including a socket defining a handle-receiving portion and a male component receiving portion, the handle-receiving portion being dimensioned and configured to receive the handle and to permit the handle to pass into the lowermost portion of the socket, the male component receiving portion being dimensioned and configured to receive the male component, the male component receiving portion having a pair of opposing walls defining a plurality of inwardly facing teeth thereon, the inwardly facing teeth being dimensioned and configured to engage the outwardly facing teeth and to thereby resist removal of the male connector from the socket, the socket being structured for securing to the tool portion.