Patent ID: 8191267
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: B25G,B26B,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tool handle for use with a removable blade having a latch opening, the tool handle comprising: a housing defining a blade chamber within said housing; a latch that is one rigid piece and disposed in said housing, said latch configured for moving between a latched position and a released position, in said latched position, said latch being configured to extend through the latch opening; the latch further comprising U-shaped latch shoulders; a latch retainer comprising latch retainer portions configured to engage said latch shoulders; a latch biasing device that is received within a socket located in the latch; an actuator at least partially enclosed within said housing, configured for moving between a rest position and a depressed position, wherein movement of said actuator to said depressed position causes said latch to move to said released position; and said latch and said actuator having complementary surfaces comprising inclined planes that are in constant contact with one another and that are constructed and arranged to slide against each other to effectively bias said actuator to said rest position so that progressive movement of said actuator from said rest position to said depressed position results in progressive retraction of said latch from said latched position to said released position.