Handle assembly for trowel
AssigneeMarshalltown Company
InventorsJohn T. Hughes, Charles H. Cowie
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Abstract
A handle assembly for a trowel. The handle assembly includes a handle body, and a grip mounted on and surrounding the handle body to provide a grip surface for a user of the trowel. The grip including a plurality of individual rings positioned end-to-end on the handle body. The grip and handle body are shaped and arranged for complementary mating engagement configured to inhibit rotation of the grip relative to the handle body.
Claims20
A handle assembly for a trowel comprising:
- an elongate handle body configured to be mounted on a blade of the trowel;
- and
- a grip mounted on and surrounding the handle body to provide a grip surface for a user of the trowel, the grip including a plurality of individual rings positioned end-to-end on the handle body,
- wherein the grip and handle body are shaped and arranged for complementary mating engagement configured to inhibit rotation of the grip relative to the handle body.
A handle assembly as set forth in claim 9, wherein the nose member comprises a plug configured to be matingly received in a socket of the handle body.
A handle assembly as set forth in claim 10, wherein the plug and the handle body are configured to form a press fit connection.
A handle assembly as set forth in claim 11, wherein the plug and the handle body comprise complementary interlocking formations configured for interlocking engagement when the plug is mated with the socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.