Patent ID: 8033488

Claim:
An ergonomic portable pill crusher tool for use in crushing a pill, comprising: an elongate handle having a first end, a second end, a central portion, and a first axis, said first end being spaced apart from said second end along said first axis, with said central portion being located midway between said first end and said second end, said central portion being the central one-third of an entire lateral extent of the elongate handle; and a shaft having an offset portion and a work portion, said offset portion defining a proximal end of said shaft and said work portion defining a distal end of said shaft, said offset portion being connected at said proximal end to said second end of said elongate handle, said offset portion transitioning to said work portion in a direction from said proximal end to said distal end, said offset portion having a second axis that is arranged to be oblique with respect to said first axis of said elongate handle at a first angle facing said central portion, said work portion having a third axis that is arranged to be oblique with respect to said second axis of said offset portion at a second angle facing away from said central portion, such that an extent of said work portion along said third axis is substantially perpendicular to said first axis of said elongate handle at said central portion of said elongate handle, and said distal end of said work portion having a tip configured to facilitate application of a working force to crush said pill, said ergonomic portable pill crusher tool being configured to be completely self-contained to facilitate transfer of said working force to said distal end to crush said pill when said working force is applied to said elongate handle by a user.