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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2001
Kenneth M. Nicolay, Fairway, KS (US);
Jonathon K. Kemnitzer, Kansas City, MO (US);
Mrako A. Fenster, Basehor, KS (US);
Dale R. Jamieson, Shawnee, KS (US);
Jonathan C. Ochenas, Kansas City, MO (US);
Lewis A. Mendelson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Yutaka Kazamaki, Lenexa, KS (US);
Nicolay Family Enterprises, L.L.C., Fairway, KS (US);
Abstract
A handle is disclosed for tools such as shovels and the like. The handle includes first and second legs, each of which has a first end which is securable to a tool head such that the first and second legs extend outwardly from the tool head in generally parallel relation to one another. A handlebar is connected to second ends of the first and second legs. The handlebar is curved to accommodate a normal orientation of a user's wrists. A lower handle is slidably connected to the first and second legs so as to be moveable toward and away from the handlebar and pivotable between a retracted position and an operating position. In the operating position the lower handle extends outward from a plane defined by the first and second legs. A slide lock is provided for selectively securing the lower handle to the first and second legs.