Patent ID: 8359949

Claim:
A hand tool, comprising: a head defining a through opening and a working portion; a handle connected to said head at said through opening; a plurality of rods extending within said handle and having a first end extending into said through opening, said first ends of said rods each having an engagement portion mounted within said through opening, said plurality of rods each having a second end; a first spacer plate defining a plurality of openings, said first spacer plate being mounted on said plurality of rods spaced from said second end; a second spacer plate affixed on ones of said plurality of rods to define a gap between said ones of said rods, said gap defining a lanyard opening of said handle, said second spacer plate being spaced from said first spacer plate; wherein said ones of said plurality of rods affixed to said second spacer plate are longer rods; and further comprising: at least one shorter rod disposed between said longer rods, said at least one shorter rod having a first end mounted within said through opening of said head and having a second end extending through said first spacer plate, said second end being free of said second spacer plate so that a gap is defined between said second end of said shorter rod and said second spacer plate.