Patent ID: 7182000

Claim:
An adjustable hand tool assembly comprising: a single working tool element, including a shaft, said shaft having at least one hole therein adapted to receive a plug, at least one extension bar element, said extension bar having a hole with a multi-notched star-like circumference at each end thereof, each said hole being adapted, sized and configured to receive a plug in selected multiple angular orientations, an adapter, said adapter comprising a plug at each end thereof and a raised shoulder separating said end plugs, each of said plugs being adapted, sized and configured to fit firmly and removably into any of said working tool shaft hole or said extension bar holes, wherein there are a plurality of said extension bars and a said adapter is provided between said working tool and each said extension bar, one of said adapters removably connecting said working tool to a said extension bar and one of said adapters removably connecting each said extension bar to another said extension bar, wherein each said adapter plug has corners and is square in configuration, wherein the said corners of said adapter plugs fit firmly and removably into selected said notches, whereby different angular displacements between said elements is selectable by the user, wherein at least one of said extension bars is of a different length than another of said extension bars, whereby accommodation to available working space is facilitated, wherein each of said adapter plugs is provided with a spring-loaded detent, and each of said holes is provided with a recess sized and configured to accommodate a said detent, whereby firm but removable engagement between said elements is facilitated.