Operation of long-handled tools
OwnerCharles E. Thorndikeinventor
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Abstract
Enhancement of the operability of a long-handled tool by mounting a wheel on an axle with a plurality of sleeves, which can at least partially encompass the axle; the sleeves are displaced from one another and are connected to sleeves on the handle of the tool; the connectors can be variably positioned with respect to the axle, which can be stabilized by a supplemental weight and include opposed and rotationally mounted wheels; in operating the tool with increased efficiency, the wheel is raised to control the operation of the tool at the end of the handle opposite the position where force is applied.
Claims15
Apparatus for enhancing the operability of a long-handled tool, comprising
- a wheel rotationally mounted on an axis;
- a first plurality of sleeves displaced from one another on said axle;
- a second plurality of sleeves displaced from one another on said handle;
- and
- means for connecting the sleeves of said axle to the sleeves on said handle of said tool.
Apparatus for enhancing the operability of a long-handled tool, comprising
- a wheel rotationally mounted on an axle;
- means for connecting said axle to the handle of said tool, wherein the connecting means comprises a plurality of connectors joining said axle to the handle of said tool;
- and
- means mounted on said axle for the stabilization thereof, which comprises a supplemental weight secured to said axle.
The method of enhancing the operability of a long-handled tool, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a long handled tool;
- (b) affixing to the handle of said tool a plurality of sleeves displaced from one another;
- (c) providing an axle with a plurality of sleeves displaced from one another, and rotationally mounting a plurality of wheels;
- and
- (d) connecting to the sleeves on said handle said wheels rotationally mounted on said axle by said sleeve on said axle.
The method of operating a long-handled tool with increased efficiency, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a long-handled tool;
- (b) affixing to the handle of said tool a plurality of sleeves disposed from one another;
- (c) connecting to the sleeves of said handle a wheel rotationally mounted on an axle;
- and
- (d) using said wheel to control the operation of said tool at the end of said handle opposite the position where force is applied for the use of said tool;
- wherein said long-handled tool is a rake and force applied at one end of said handle is controlled with respect to the head end of said rake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.