Handle for hand tool
OwnerJohn Tobakoinventor
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Abstract
A hand tool, including a shank having a proximal end joined to an operational head, the shank including an elongated groove with corresponding ends adjacent the proximal end and a distal end of the shank; a slidably sleeve sized to receive the shank, the sleeve defining a set aperture; a set disposed in the set aperture and positioned to bias into the elongated groove, the set preventing sliding between the shank and sleeve when tightened and the set allowing sliding between the shank and the sleeve when loosened; and a selective lock relating between the sleeve and the shank, the lock preventing separation of the sleeve and the shank when the sleeve and shank are in rotational alignment, the lock allowing separation of the sleeve and the shank when the sleeve and shank are out of rotational alignment.
Claims20
A hand tool, comprising:
- a shank integrally joined to an operational head at the proximal end of the shank, the shank including an elongated groove with corresponding ends adjacent the proximal and distal ends of the shank;
- a slidable sleeve having an internal channel, the sleeve sized to receive the shank, the sleeve defining a set aperture, a proximal end portion of the sleeve defining a proximal snap hole, and a distal end portion of the sleeve defining distal snap hole;
- a set disposed in the set aperture and positioned to bias into the elongated groove, the set preventing sliding between the shank and sleeve when tightened and the set allowing sliding between the shank and the sleeve when loosened;
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- a bore defined adjacent a distal end of the shank, the bore housing a spring and a ball, the spring directing the ball into the proximal snap hole when the sleeve is fully extended from the shank, the spring directing the ball into the distal snap hole when the sleeve is fully contracted relative to the shank.
A hand tool, comprising.
- a shank having a proximal end joined to an operational head, the shank including an elongated groove;
- a slidable sleeve having an internal channel, the sleeve sized to receive the shank, the sleeve defining a set aperture;
- a set disposed in the set aperture and positioned to bias into the elongated groove, the set preventing sliding between the shank and sleeve when tightened and the set allowing sliding between the shank and the sleeve when loosened;
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- a selective lock relating between the sleeve and the shank, the lock preventing separation of the sleeve and the shank when the sleeve and shank are in rotational alignment, the lock allowing separation of the sleeve and the shank when the sleeve and shank are out of rotational alignment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.