Patent ID: 7637882

Claim:
A handle for one-handed ergonomic manipulation of a tool, the tool being detachably connectable to the handle, comprising: the handle having forward and rearward ends; an attachment post at the forward end of the handle, the post having a first longitudinal axis; a connector at the forward end of the post, constructed to releasably attach a tool or the like to the handle; a grip fixed to the attachment post, the grip having a second longitudinal axis extending transverse to the first axis in a pistol-grip configuration; a seat portion fixed to the grip and extending rearward therefrom to underlie the bottom of the user's wrist when the grip is grasped without restraining side-to-side flexure of the wrist; and a band-like, elongate brace integral with and extending from one side of the seat portion, the brace extending rearwardly and in a continuous helix that wraps progressively and, in cooperation with the seat portion, defines a substantially complete revolution about an open space to accommodate and surround the lower arm of the user, from the wrist to the rearward end of the device.