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US 2026/0138260 A1Published application
Hand Tool with Replaceable Handle
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorLucas M. Schmidt
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Abstract
A tool, such as a hammer including a handle configured to be replaceable is shown. In one embodiment, the handle includes a grip insert coupled to the shaft of the hammer and an outer grip surrounding the grip insert. In another embodiment, the hammer includes a shaft with a pair of opposing channels. The handle includes a grip insert with a pair of corresponding projections to couple to the pair of opposing channels and an outer grip surrounding the grip insert.
Claims20
A hammer comprising:
- a head including a striking surface;
- a longitudinal axis;
- a shaft coupled to the head and extending along the longitudinal axis;
- a handle removably couplable to the shaft, the handle comprising:
- a grip insert coupled to the shaft, the grip insert comprising:
- an end comprising a bore;
- a first section extending from the end along the longitudinal axis, the first section engaged with an exterior surface of the shaft;
- and
- a second section spaced from the first section, the second section extending from the end and along the longitudinal axis, the second section engaged with the exterior surface of the shaft;
- and
- a grip coupled to the shaft, the grip surrounding the grip insert;
- and
- a fastener extending through the bore of the grip insert to secure the handle to the shaft, the fastener comprising a second longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the hammer.
10 more elements
A hammer comprising:
- a head;
- a shaft extending away from the head, the shaft defining a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a replaceable handle coupled to the shaft, the replaceable handle comprising:
- a grip insert coupled to the shaft, the grip insert comprising:
- an end;
- a first section extending from the end along the longitudinal axis, the first section removably coupled to the shaft;
- a second section spaced from the first section, the second section removably coupled to the shaft;
- and
- a bore defined in the end;
- and
- a grip coupled to the grip insert and surrounding the end of the grip insert;
- wherein the replaceable handle is coupled to the shaft via a fastener extending through the bore.
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A hammer comprising:
- a shaft comprising a first end and an opposing second end, the shaft extending along a longitudinal axis of the hammer;
- a head coupled to the first end of the shaft;
- and
- a replaceable handle coupled to the second end of shaft, the replaceable handle comprising:
- a grip insert coupled to the shaft, the grip insert comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end opposite the first end;
- a first section extending from the second end, the first section comprising a projection extending inward toward the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a second section spaced from the first section, the second section extending from the second end;
- a grip coupled to the grip insert;
- wherein the first end is positioned between the head and the second end.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.