PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15974511
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2019-11
Patent Classification: ["016", "426000"]

Abstract:
An ergonomic, multi-purpose, attachable and adjustable, auxiliary handle assembly that provides a single supplementary handle for multiple tools and implements. The handle assembly is comprised of an “L”-shaped cylindrical bar that is combined with an adjustable yet lockable, hinged clamp that can be conveniently positioned along the primary cylindrical shaft of elongated tools and implements. This adjustable placement of this new auxiliary handle provides greater convenience in utilizing the tool to maximize its leverage or lifting capability while reducing the risk of muscular strain and fatigue. The adjustable feature allows operators of different sizes; tall to short, to conveniently place the adjustable handle on their tool or implement, at a position on the elongated shaft, that maximizes their preferred handling of the tool for operation. This auxiliary handle allows the user to maximize the effective use of the tool while reducing arm and back strain or injury. In addition to the ergonomic benefits, this new auxiliary handle provides multiple functional benefits for more effective lifting, pulling and pushing operation of tools and implements. In addition, the auxiliary handle enables operational use of tools and implements, with all the above-mentioned benefits, for both day and night use, given the convenient optional lighting component attached to the “L”-shaped handle that sheds light on the tool or implement head (where the head is the shovel, rake, hoe, broom or other tool end attachment).

Claim (Index 7):
An ergonomic auxiliary handle assembly, as in any of the preceding claims, in which, the auxiliary handle provides a rapid, one-time setup and secured/locked attachment of the auxiliary handle to an elongated tool or Implement. As is illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 ; the auxiliary handle is comprised of hex carriage bolts that insert into the flange's square holes for locking the bolts via tightening of the supplied nuts. The bolts and nuts can be readily tightened with a common battery-powered drill for fast, convenient, one-time setup of the auxiliary handle assembly that secures it to the elongated handle preventing movement or shifting during use of the tool.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.096
- Patent Class: 16.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10218769', '13595412', '14770965', '13487582', '12652455']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6789585292319101
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4764833411330594
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6587110104220251
- Mean Citation Score: 186.39835
- Max Citation Score: 192.31099
- Similarity Product: 145.3271211134541

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 0
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 0

Dataset: test