Patent ID: 8667648

Claim:
A ball handle assembly for a handheld tool-having a powered mechanism, said ball handle assembly comprising: a boom; a ball selectively securable directly to said boom, wherein movement of said ball relative to said boom is prevented when said ball is secured to said boom; a grip assembly operatively connected to said ball; and a clamping mechanism attached to said grip assembly, wherein a portion of said clamping mechanism is selectively actuatable between a secured position and an unsecured position for selectively securing said ball to said boom; wherein said grip assembly has three degrees of rotation relative to said ball when said clamping mechanism is in said unsecured position; wherein said grip assembly includes a first cup member integrally formed with a grip and a second cup member attachable to said first cup member for securing said ball therebetween; wherein both of said first and second cup members includes a hook and an anchor spaced apart from said hook by way of a gap, and said clamping mechanism is rotatably attached to said anchors and releasably engageable to said hooks for selective actuation between said secured position and said unsecured position.