Patent ID: 7657972

Claim:
A handle attachment assembly for removably attaching a handle to an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the handle attachment assembly comprising: a hand grip adapted to be gripped and held by a user; a clamp assembly coupled to the hand grip for removably attaching the hand grip to the elongate shaft between the proximal end and the distal end of the elongate shaft, the clamp assembly being attachable to the elongate shaft; one or more fasteners, each fastener having a proximal end and a distal end; and one or more elongated housings in the clamp assembly, wherein each of the one or more elongated housings extends by a first length from a surface portion of the clamp assembly facing the hand grip, each of the elongated housings extending toward the hand grip and each of the one or more elongated housings configured to receive one of the one or more fasteners, the first length being at least equal to a second length of the fastener extending from the surface portion such that the entire distal end of the fastener is at least partially enclosed within the elongated housing to impede injury from contact with the distal end of the fastener when the handle attachment assembly is coupled to the elongate shaft.