Handle for a manually operated implement and method
OwnerOlin S. Elliottinventor
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Abstract
A handle and method for use with a manually operated implement including an elongated tubular frame (A) with a holder (B) at one end for receiving a shank portion of the implement against rotation and movement in and out with respect to the holder and for achieving a two-point control by the user through a slidable support (C) opposite the holder and an intermediate upright hand grip (D), a strap (E) carried by a support (C) being provided for encompassing an arm of the user just below the elbow facilitating the application of force upwardly and downwardly as well as in and out through the implement.
Claims11
A handle for a manually operated implement having a shank comprising:
- a single straight length of tubing having a circular cross section forming an elongated frame;
- a holder at one end of the elongated frame in spaced relation to the implement for removably securing the shank of the implement to the elongated frame;
- an upright hand grip carried by the elongated frame in spaced relation to the implement for gripping by the hand of a user;
- a support carried by the elongated frame encircling the single length of tubing adjacent to the other end of the elongated frame opposite the implement for longitudinal sliding movement on the frame for positioning the support for facilitating engagement of the upright hand grip by the hand of the user;
- an arm receiving apparatus carried by the support in longitudinal alignment with the hand grip for restraining the arm adjacent and below the elbow of the user against movement up and down with respect to the frame;
- and
- an interlocking apparatus between the support and the frame for fixing the support in longitudinally adjusted position on the frame;
- whereby the arm receiving apparatus is fixed in axial alignment with the support engaging the arm for exerting an axial force on the implement without the necessity of tightly gripping the upright hand grip by the hand of the user by reason of axial alignment, while avoiding the use of multiple telescoping frames for adjustment of the support.
The method of manually operating an implement having an aligned shank comprising the steps of:
- utilizing a single straight length of a tubular member to form a tubular frame;
- engaging the aligned shank in one end of the tubular member in axial alignment therewith against rotation and relative longitudinal movement;
- engaging an upright hand grip carried by the elongated frame in spaced relation to the implement by the hand of the user;
- mounting a support slidably encircling the straight length of tubing at the other end of the frame remote from the implement for adjustably positioning the support longitudinally on the frame;
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- encompassing the arm of a user by a receiving member adjacent to and below the elbow of the user carried by the support in axial alignment with the hand grip and with the shank;
- whereby the supplement is engagable at multiple locations on the tubular frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.