Patent ID: 7523525
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: B25B,B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An ergonomic pry bar handle construction comprising: a handle comprising a unitary molded thermoplastic material construction, said handle comprises a distal end face and a proximate end face and a grip portion disposed between the end faces and disposed more adjacent the proximate end face than the distal end face, said handle comprises a center line, and a through bore extending along the center line from the distal end face to the proximate end face, said through bore comprises a rectilinear portion, said rectilinear portion extends from the distal end face along the center line through the handle grip portion, said rectilinear portion being sized to fixedly, contactingly hold a rectilinear pry bar blade, further comprising, a rectilinear pry bar blade contactingly fixedly disposed in the rectilinear portion and extending through the grip portion, said pry bar blade having a distal end comprising a pry edge angularly disposed with respect to the centerline, and a metal impact cap fixedly contactingly disposed in the through bore at the proximate end face, said impact cap extends distally and is adjacent the rectilinear pry bar without an insert disposed between the metal impact cap and pry bar blade; said grip portion comprising a cross-section having an upper convex surface and a lower surface disposed directly below the convex surface and oppositely disposed convex sides, said rectilinear pry bar blade being disposed more adjacent lower surface than the convex upper surface, wherein said pry bar is asymmetrically disposed with respect to the grip portion upper and lower surfaces, and symmetrically disposed with respect to the end faces, said pry edge is disposed more adjacent the grip portion upper surface than the grip portion lower surface, whereby the user, grips the ergonomic handle grip portion and provides a leverage force to the pry edge.