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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Wilson, Durham, GB;
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G / ; A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403374 ; 403367 ; 56DI / ; 172 13 ; 30276 ;
Abstract
A shaft assembly a tool comprises a first shaft part and a second shaft part and is adapted to be arranged between a handle and a working head of the tool. The first shaft part is slideable and/or rotatable within the second shaft part, and a pin is trapped within the first shaft part is adapted to engage with a co-operating receiving device in the second shaft part. A clamp is provided to secure the second shaft part relative to the first shaft part.