Auxiliary Hand Grip for Rasp
OwnerJeremy C. Johnsinventor
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Abstract
The auxiliary hand grip attaches to a conventional rasp to provide the user with an additional grip, allowing the user to better control the rasp when used to reconfigure a hoof. The auxiliary hand grip has a plate affixed to a socket element, the socket element extending along an axis and the plate extending substantially normal to the axis. The socket has inner surfaces spaced to accept a distal end extension of the rasp, and is aligned with the rasp so as to align the axis of the auxiliary hand grip with a longitudinal axis of the rasp. Clamping elements such as set screws extending through the socket serve to affix the auxiliary hand grip onto the distal end extension of the rasp.
Claims11
An auxiliary hand grip for a rasp, the rasp having, a rasp longitudinal axis,
- a distal end extension bounded by an extension upper surface and an extension lower surface which are each substantially planar having a width W, these surfaces being parallel to each other and separated to define an extension thickness t, and
- a proximal end extension suitable for mounting in a handle,
- the auxiliary hand grip comprising:
- a plate bounded by a peripheral edge disposed about a grip axis extending substantially normal to said plate;
- a socket element attached to said plate, said socket element having a socket upper surface and a socket lower surface that are parallel to each other and spaced apart so as to accommodate at least a portion of the rasp distal end extension therebetween with one of the extension upper surface and the extension lower surface slidably contacting one of said socket upper surface and said socket lower surface;
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- clamping means associated with said socket element and activatable to affix said socket element to the distal end extension of the rasp.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.