Patent ID: 7891053

Claim:
A set of interlocking handles for instruments, said set comprising: a first handle including an enlarged portion, a stem extending from said enlarged portion, and a mid-longitudinal axis through said enlarged portion and said stem; a second handle including a gripping portion and a receiving opening adapted to receive at least a portion of said stem of said first handle; and a locking element adapted to lock said first handle to said second handle, said enlarged portion of said first handle being spaced apart from said second handle longitudinally along the mid-longitudinal axis of said first handle to allow access to said locking element by a user when said stem of said first handle is inserted at least in part into said receiving opening of said second handle and said first and second handles are locked to one another, said locking element being movable toward the mid-longitudinal axis of said first handle to unlock said first and second handles from one another.