Handle for barbecue tools and for other implements

A handle for a tool comprising:

• a) a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of the shaft being configured to be connected to a distal end of a tool;
• b) the handle, a proximal end of the handle connected to the distal end of the shaft, said handle comprising:
• i) a rear side, said rear side comprising an inside surface in the upper rear side, said inside surface comprising at least one ferromagnetic structure;
• ii) a front side, said front side comprising:
• A) a lower front side section;
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• B) an upper front side section having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the upper front side section being oppositely disposed relative to the distal end of the upper front side section, said upper front side section comprising an inside surface, said inside surface comprising at least one magnet positioned opposite said ferromagnetic structure, the upper front side section being rotatable between a closed position and an open position;
• c) a flexing connector positioned at a distal end of said rear side and the distal end of said upper front side section such that said inside surface of said upper front side section folds against said inside surface of the upper rear side in the closed position, the upper front side section folding into a notched area of the handle when the upper front side section is moved to the closed position, the notched area of the handle being bounded on one side by said inside surface of the upper rear side;
• and
• wherein, in the closed position, the proximal end of the upper front side section is located closer to the proximal end of the shaft than in the open position;
• and
• wherein, in the open position, the inside surface of the upper front side section that comprises the at least one magnet is configured to be attached to a metallic support surface with the lower front side section being disposed opposite to the metallic support surface.

An implement system comprising:

• a) a metallic support surface;
• b) a tool;
• c) a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of the shaft being connected to a distal end of the tool;
• d) a handle, a proximal end of the handle connected to the distal end of the shaft, said handle comprising:
• i) a rear side, said rear side comprising an inside surface in the upper rear side, said inside surface comprising at least one ferromagnetic structure;
• ii) a front side, said front side comprising:
• A) a lower front side section;
• and
• B) an upper front side section having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the upper front side section being oppositely disposed relative to the distal end of the upper front side section, said upper front side section comprising an inside surface, said inside surface comprising at least one magnet positioned opposite said ferromagnetic structure, the upper front side section being rotatable between a closed position and an open position;
• iii) a flexing connector positioned at a distal end of said rear side and the distal end of said upper front side section such that said inside surface of said upper front side section folds against said inside surface of the upper rear side in the closed position, the upper front side section folding into a notched area of the handle when the upper front side section is moved to the closed position, the notched area of the handle being bounded on one side by said inside surface of the upper rear side;
• and
• wherein, in the closed position, the proximal end of the upper front side section is located closer to the proximal end of the shaft than in the open position;
• and
• wherein, in the open position, the inside surface of the upper front side section that comprises the at least one magnet is attached to the metallic support surface with the lower front side section being disposed opposite to the metallic support surface.