Hand-held tool
OwnerFrank Thomas Palumboinventor
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Abstract
The invention is generally directed to a tool formed from a single material including an engagement portion to contact or engage a target material or item; a handle portion; and one or more openings such that a user may maintain skin-to-skin contact between the user's fingers, thumb, and/or hand. In accordance with some embodiments, the invention is directed to a tool that may also include: a pinch portion between the handle portion and the engagement portion, to be gripped or pinched by a user, the pinch portion comprising one or more openings or orifices such that skin-to-skin contact is maintained during use; and one or more protrusions, indents, textures, ridges, or other surface features on the pinch portion or handle portion to assist with a user's grip of the tool.
Claims16
A tool integrally formed from a single material and comprising:
- an engagement portion, with a bottom surface configured to contact, strike, or otherwise engage a target material, device, or item;
- a handle portion extending laterally from a side of the engagement portion, configured to receive a user's fingers, thumbs, or hands wrapped there around;
- one or more openings or orifices in the handle portion, configured such that during a use a user may maintain skin-to-skin contact between the user's fingers, thumb, and/or hand;
- wherein at least a portion of the handle portion prevents the tool from rotating or spinning in the user's fingers, thumb and/or hand during use.
A tool integrally formed from a single material and comprising:
- an engagement portion, with a bottom surface configured to contact, strike, or otherwise engage a target material, device, or item;
- a handle portion, extending laterally from a side of the engagement portion and configured to receive a user's fingers, thumbs, or hand wrapped therearound, the handle portion comprising one or more non-circular openings or orifices configured such that during a use a user may maintain skin-to-skin contact between the user's fingers, thumb, and/or hand;
- wherein when gripped by the user, the handle portion extends from the engagement portion into or towards the user's hand, thereby providing additional stability and control of the tool and prevents the tool from rotating or spinning in the user's fingers, thumb and/or hand during use.
A tool integrally formed from a single material and comprising:
- an engagement portion with a bottom surface configured to contact, strike, or otherwise engage a target material, device, or item;
- a handle portion, extending laterally from a side of the engagement portion and configured to receive a user's fingers, thumbs, or hand wrapped therearound, the handle portion comprising one or more openings or orifices, configured such that during a use a user may maintain skin-to-skin contact between the user's fingers, thumb, and/or hand;
- wherein:
- the handle portion comprises one or more protrusions, indents, textures, ridges, or other surface features configured to assist with a user's grip of the tool;
- when gripped by the user, the handle portion extends from the engagement portion into or towards the user's hand, thereby providing additional stability and control of the tool and prevents the tool from rotating or spinning in the user's fingers, thumb and/or hand during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.