Power trowel control device

Claim 1

A control device of an upstanding power tool control arm, having a first length and extending at a first angle inclined from the plane of a surface to be processed, comprising: elongated handle means for helping control the movement of the control arm over the surface at a great distance therefrom, said handle means being of a second length, said second length being substantially greater than the first length; securing means for rigidly fixing one end of said handle means to the underside of said control arm to position said handle means at a second angle inclined from the plane of the surface, said first angle being greater than said second angle, said securing means including an arcuate mounting plate, fixedly attached to one end of said handle means for receiving the underside of the control arm; a neck ridgedly connecting to said handle means and said mounting plate to define said second angle, and attachment means for connecting releaseably said mounting plate to said power tool control arm, and said handle means including a first barrel fixed at one end to neck, and a second barrel detachably connected to said first barrel.