Detachable handle

Claim 1

A DETACHABLE HANDLE FOR USE WITH A UTENSIL HAVING A LATERALLY EXTENDING FIXED LIP, SAID DETACHABLE HANDLE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, AN ELONGATED HAND GRIP PORTION HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING GROOVE THEREIN, A LIP ENGAGING PORTION CONNECTED TO ONE END OF AND FORMING AN EXTENSION OF SAID HAND GRIP PORTION AND INCLUDING A CLAMPING SURFACE ARRANGED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIXED LIP, A LEVER PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED IN AND EXTENDING EXTERIORLY OF SAID GROOVE TO BE ENGAGED WHEN SAID HAND GRIP PORTION IS GRIPPED AND PIVOTED IN SAID GROOVE IN RESPONSE TO GRIPPING ACTION ON SAID HAND GRIP PORTION, A PORTION OF SAID LEVER EXTENDING THEREFROM INTO OPPOSED RELATION WITH THE CLAMPING SURFACE OF SAID LIP ENGAGING PORTION AND ARRANGED FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD SAID CLAMPING SURFACE IN RESPONSE TO PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER AS A RESULT OF SAID GRIPPING ACTION SO THAT SAID LIP IS SELECTIVELY CLAMPED BETWEEN SAID LEVER PORTION AND SAID CLAMPING SURFACE TO ATTACH SAID DETACHABLE HANDLE TO SAID UTENSIL, AND LATCH MEANS ARRANGED IN SAID HAND GRIP PORTION FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LEVER WHEN SAID LEVER PORTION IS MOVED TOWARD SAID CLAMPING SURFACE TO ENGAGE SAID FIXED LIP AND OPERATIVE TO LOCK SAID LEVER WITH SAID LEVER PORTION IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIXED LIP.