Handle assembly

In a handle assembly attachable to a rotatable stem, of the type having a handle knob with outer side surfaces, an internal through bore extending from a stem end to a decorative end, and an outer removable decorative end cap positionable at the decorative end, the improvement comprising:

• adaptor means connectable to the stem and knob interior so that all three can rotate together;
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• attachment means removably connectable to the inside of the housing without projecting through said side surfaces of the knob to cause the cap to be held in a portion of the bore adjacent to said decorative end with a decorative end of the cap visible on the knob exterior;
• whereby when the assembly is assembled the decorative end cap cannot readily be disassembled from the knob without first adjusting said attachment means from the stem end of the knob.

A handle assembly having a decorative insert member, comprising:

• a handle defining a cavity that converges along at least a part of it to define a stem attachment end and a decorative end;
• a panel portion extending laterally across the cavity having at least one opening therethrough;
• a holder member adapted to engage said insert member, said holder member and said handle constructed and arranged to restrict movement of said holder member with said insert member through said decorative end, said holder member having a leg member for placement through said panel opening in said panel portion;
• a collar member having a threaded portion for engagement with a threaded portion extending from said panel portion of said handle, said collar member and said leg member constructed and arranged to exert a driving force on said holder member when said collar member contacts said leg and moves said holder member in the direction of said smaller decorative end when said threaded portions on said collar member and said handle engage;
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• means to secure said handle to a rotatable stem.