US3585885A
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Adjustable tool handle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-11-21
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Granted: 1971-06-22
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Expires: 1989-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A tool handle readily adjustable in many different configurations utilizing a multiplicity of similar components assembled along a cable and each having oppositely arched ends rigidly clampable in different positions by tensioning the cable. The arched ends have internesting protruberances and depressions held resiliently nested by spring means while the cable is relaxed and permitting individual pairs of components to be forcibly shifted to a different adjusted position without risk of displacing the adjusted position of other components. Since the arched ends lie in different planes, the handle may be curved in more than one direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry A Carr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:57
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/20; F16M11/24; F16M11/40; B; B25; B25G; B25G1/00; B25G1/02; F16M11/26; F16M11/28; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; F16M13/022; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/02; F16M2200/021; F16M2200/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A tool handle readily adjustable and clampable in any of many different positions, said tool handle comprising a plurality of generally similar short tubular components having oppositely arched ends shaped to nest one within an adjacent one of said components and adapted to pivot relative to one another in a plane common to their respective longitudinal axes, flexible tensioning means extending through said tubular components and including means at the opposite ends thereof operable in one position to clamp said tubular components immovably in a desired adjusted position and operable in a second relaxed position thereof to leave said tubular components free for relative pivotal adjustment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A tool handle readily adjustable and clampable in any of many different positions, said tool handle comprising a plurality of generally similar short tubular components having oppositely arched ends shaped to nest one within an adjacent one of said components and adapted to pivot relative to one another in a plane common to their respective longitudinal axes, flexible tensioning means extending through said tubular components and including means at the opposite ends thereof operable in one position to clamp said tubular components immovably in a desired adjusted position and operable in a second relaxed position thereof to leave said tubular components free for relative pivotal adjustment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 1 characterized in that the curvatures of the opposItely arched ends of said tubular components lie in different planes intersecting one another along the longitudinal axis of each tubular component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 2 characterized in that said intersecting planes lie generally normal to one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
76 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 1 characterized in that the ends of adjacent tubular components include complementally shaped tongue and groove means lying in a plane parallel to the axis of a given tubular component and normal to the plane of a given arched end and permitting a pair of nested components to pivot in the plane of said arched ends while preventing lateral shifting of said nested components axially of their arched ends.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 1 characterized in that the internesting ends of adjacent tubular components are provided with a multiplicity of complementally shaped protuberances and depressions spaced to interfit in any of a plurality of different positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 4 characterized in that the internesting ends of adjacent tubular components are formed with a multiplicity of complementally shaped protuberances and depressions spaced to seat selectively in a plurality of different interlocked positions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 6 characterized in that said arched ends are generally cylindrical with their axes lying at an angle to one another in different parallel planes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 1 characterized in that the terminal means at the opposite ends of said tensioning means includes respective male and female connector means of noncircular contour adapted to have telescopic assembly with the complementally shaped shank of cooperating tool means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
63 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 1 characterized in that one of said terminal means includes means for readily and detachably securing a wrenching tool means thereto, and a surface portion of said wrenching tool means being shaped to interlock with the arched end of the adjacent one of said tubular components when the latter are clamped in a desired adjusted configuration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 9 characterized in that wrenching tool means includes a slotted boss sized to seat therein a short length of said tensioning means, and one end of said tensioning means having a crosshead fixed crosswise thereof adapted to seat in a depression formed in said wrenching tool means and extending crosswise of the adjacent end of said slot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 1 characterized in that one of said terminal means includes a pair of tubular members held adjustably assembled by mating threads and cooperating to relax and tension said tensioning means depending upon the direction of relative adjustment of said threaded tubular members.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
59 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 11 characterized in the provision of spring means operatively interposed between said tensioning means and one of said terminal means effective to hold said tubular components resiliently engaged when said tensioning means is relaxed but permitting any adjacent pair of components to be adjusted to a different position while forcibly held disengaged.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 1 characterized in that said tensioning means comprises a high strength cable having a ball fixed to one end thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A tool handle as defined in claim 13 characterized in that said cable has a crosshead fixed to the end thereof remote from said ball.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-06-21 | 1974-12-21 | 1975-06-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-06-21 | 1978-12-21 | 1979-06-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-06-21 | 1982-12-21 | 1983-06-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |