Spiral cutting tool with detachable handle

A spiral cutting tool, comprising:

• (a) a spiral cutting tool housing enclosing means for rotating a shaft extending from an end of the spiral cutting tool housing along an axis thereof and having first and second handle lugs extending therefrom;
• (b) means for attaching a spiral cutting tool bit to the shaft whereby the spiral cutting tool is used to cut a workpiece by positioning the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece and moving the spiral cutting tool housing in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and parallel to the surface of the workpiece to cause the rotating spiral cutting tool bit to be moved through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the spiral cutting tool bit to remove material from the workpiece;
• (c) a handle having first and second handle ends and a gripping surface;
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• (d) means for attaching and detaching the handle by hand at each of the handle ends to the handle lugs on the spiral cutting tool housing such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing.

A spiral cutting tool, comprising:

• (a) a spiral cutting tool housing enclosing means for rotating a shaft extending from an end of the spiral cutting tool housing along an axis thereof and having handle lugs extending therefrom;
• (b) means for attaching a spiral cutting tool bit to the shaft whereby the spiral cutting tool is used to cut a workpiece by positioning the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece and moving the spiral cutting tool housing in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and parallel to the surface of the workpiece to cause the rotating spiral cutting tool bit to be moved through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the spiral cutting tool bit to remove material from the workpiece;
• (c) a handle having handle ends and a gripping surface and at least one storage compartment accessible through an aperture in the handle wherein the storage compartment is adapted to receive and snugly hold a wrench having a wrench head, and wherein a width of the handle adjacent to the aperture is smaller than a width of the wrench head so that the head of a wrench held in the storage compartment will extend from a side of the handle to allow a user to grasp the wrench head to remove the wrench from the storage compartment;
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• (d) means for detachably attaching the handle at the handle ends to the handle lugs on the spiral cutting tool housing such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing.

A spiral cutting tool, comprising:

• (a) a spiral cutting tool housing enclosing means for rotating a shaft extending from an end of the spiral cutting tool housing alone an axis thereof and having handle lugs extending therefrom;
• (b) means for attaching a spiral cutting tool bit to the shaft whereby the spiral cutting tool is used to cut a workpiece by positioning the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece and moving the spiral cutting tool housing in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and parallel to the surface of the workpiece to cause the rotating spiral cutting tool bit to be moved through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the spiral cutting tool bit to remove material from the workpiece;
• (c) a handle having handle ends and a gripping surface and at least one storage compartment accessible through an aperture in the handle wherein the aperture in the handle is covered by a sliding door attached to the handle;
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• (d) means for detachably attaching the handle at the handle ends to the handle lugs on the spiral cutting tool housing such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing.

A detachable handle for a spiral cutting tool, comprising:

• (a) a gripping surface;
• (b) first and second handle ends connected to the gripping surface and including mounting structures adapted for attaching and detaching the handle by hand at each of the handle ends to a housing of the spiral cutting tool such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to an axis of the spiral cutting tool housing;
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• (c) at least one storage compartment within the handle and accessible through an aperture in the handle.

A detachable handle for a spiral cutting tool, comprising:

• (a) a gripping surface;
• (b) handle ends connected to the gripping surface and including mounting structures adapted for detachably attaching the handle at the handle ends to a housing of the spiral cutting tool such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to an axis of the spiral cutting tool housing;
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• (c) at least one storage compartment within the handle and accessible through an aperture in the handle wherein the storage compartment is adapted to receive and snugly hold a wrench having a wrench head, and wherein a width of the handle adjacent to the aperture is smaller than a width of the wrench head so that the head of a wrench held in the storage compartment will extend from a side of the handle to allow a user to grasp the wrench head to remove the wrench from the storage compartment.

A detachable handle for a spiral cutting tool, comprising:

• (a) a gripping surface;
• (b) handle ends connected to the gripping surface and including mounting structures adapted for detachably attaching the handle at the handle ends to a housing of the spiral cutting tool such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to an axis of the spiral cutting tool housing;
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• (c) at least one storage compartment within the handle and accessible through an aperture in the handle wherein the aperture in the handle is covered by a sliding door attached to the handle.