Patent ID: 7752799

Claim:
An arm support device for use with an elongated item having a handle, the arm support device comprising: a coupler adapted to be coupled to the handle, the coupler defining a pivot opening; an arm support positioned above the coupler; a pivot pin that connects the arm support to the coupler, the pivot pin being fixedly connected to the arm support such that the arm support can not pivot relative to the pivot pin, the pivot pin including a lower portion that extends downwardly from the arm support to the coupler, the lower portion of the pivot pin defining a pivot axis about which the arm support pivots relative to the coupler, the lower portion of the pivot pin including first threads that mate with corresponding second threads provided within the pivot opening, wherein the first threads ride along the second threads when the arm support is pivoted about the pivot axis, and wherein when the arm support and the pivot pin are pivoted together in a first rotational direction about the pivot axis the interaction of the first and second threads causes the arm support to be raised relative to the coupler and wherein when the arm support and the pivot pin are pivoted together in a second rotational direction about the pivot axis the interaction of the first and second threads causes the arm support to be lowered relative to the coupler; and wherein the coupler includes a clamp defining a receptacle for receiving the handle of the elongated item, the clamp including a top side, a bottom side, a left side, a right side, a front side and a back side, the receptacle extending through the clamp from the front side to the back side, wherein the arm support includes an arm cradle having a base portion and opposing left and right side walls that define an upwardly facing channel having an open top side, an open front end and an open rear end, the channel having a first dimension and a second dimension, the second dimension of the channel extending from the left side wall to the right side wall, and the first dimension extending from the open front end to the open rear end of the channel, wherein the pivot axis is offset to the left or the right of the receptacle and is positioned at a location adjacent the open front end of the arm cradle channel, and wherein the first dimension of the channel extends generally radially outwardly from the pivot axis.