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US 12,551,997 B2Granted
Hand tool having interchangeable grip
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsDaniel Cheveralls, Peter Nguyen, Benjamin Mosher, Bennett G. Records
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Abstract
One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to an interchangeable grip for a hand tool that facilitates a robust, serviceable connection between the interchangeable grip and a tool handle.
Claims20
An interchangeable grip for a handle member of a hand tool, the interchangeable grip comprising:
- a grip body configured for removable coupling to the handle member, the grip body having a cavity configured to receive and cover at least a portion of the handle member, a contact face at an end thereof, a plurality of grooves arranged on the contact face, and one or more internal ribs arranged on an inner wall within the cavity;
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- an end cap configured for removable coupling to the grip body and the handle member to facilitate removal of the grip body from the handle member, the end cap having a plurality of ribs extending radially outward for spatial alignment with the grooves for receipt therein, an opening configured to receive the handle member, and one or more end cap internal ribs located within the opening and extending radially inward towards the opening to couple the end cap to an axial groove formed in an outer surface of the handle member.
A hand tool, comprising:
- a handle member;
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- a grip body configured for removable coupling to the handle member, the grip body having a cavity configured to receive and cover at least a portion of the handle member, a contact face at an end thereof, a plurality of grooves arranged on the contact face, and one or more internal ribs arranged on an inner wall within the cavity;
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- an end cap configured for removable coupling to the grip body and the handle member to facilitate removal of the grip body from the handle member, the end cap having a plurality of ribs extending radially outward for spatial alignment with the grooves for receipt therein, an opening configured to receive the handle member, and one or more end cap internal ribs located within the opening and extending radially inward towards the opening to couple the end cap to an aft axial groove formed in an outer surface of the handle member.
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A hand tool, comprising:
- a tool head;
- a handle member coupled to the tool head;
- a grip body configured for removable coupling to the handle member, the grip body having a cavity configured to receive and cover at least a portion of the handle member, a contact face at an end thereof, a plurality of grooves arranged on the contact face, and one or more internal ribs arranged on an inner wall within the cavity;
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- an end cap configured for removable coupling to the grip body and the handle member to facilitate removal of the grip body from the handle member, the end cap having a plurality of ribs extending radially outward for spatial alignment with the grooves for receipt therein, an opening configured to receive the handle member, and one or more end cap internal ribs located within the opening and extending radially inward towards the opening to couple the end cap to an aft axial groove formed in an outer surface of the handle member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.