US2176698A - Handle for tool - Google Patents

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A. P. ALBRECHT Oct. 17, 1939.

HANDLE FOR TOOL Filed June 20, 1958 Arroz/V676,

Patented ct. 17, 193% HANDLE FOR TOOL Alfred P. Albrecht, Wilmington, Ohio, assignor to The Irwin Auger Bit Company, Wilmington, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application June 20, 1938, Serial No. 214,720

5 Claims.

My invention relates to handles for tools.

It is the object of my invention to provide a tool handle, particularly for screw drivers, iiles and the like, that is made of molded transparent material such as of transparent plastics, which handle is attened in order to provide for a requisite grip.

It is an object to provide a hollow handle with a replaceable end cover therefor, said handle being so arranged as to support sheets bearing legends that can be observed through the sides of the handle.

It is a. further object to so arrange the sides of the handle as to form lenses for enlarging the legends to make them more legible.

It is a particular object to provide a hollow handle, oval in cross section, having positioning beads on the interior thereof for positioning a plurality of legend bearing plates, said plates being held in position by the end cover of the hollow handle.

It is an object to provide a handle which will not rotate in the hands of a user.

It is an object to provide a handle, in which the instructions, identification marks or advertising legends may be observed through the side walls of the handle.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tool and handle;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Figure l, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, l represents a tool such as a le having a shank 2 which is molded within the throat 3 of the handle I. This handle is made of thermoplastic material or any other similar type of resins which are transparent, moldable and have the requisite strength and optical properties.

The handle proper is hollow, as at 5, its walls comprising opposed arcuate portions 6, at the juncture of which on the inside of the handle are beads 1 for positioning the vertically disposed, separated, legend-bearing plates 8. The handle is generally oval in cross section in order to provide a substantially at, but comfortable grip for the hand of the user.

The open end of the handle is provided with an enclosed cap 9 which is preferably cemented in place by cement l0.

It will be understood that the handle is molded so as to iirmly grip the shank 2 of the tool l. After the handle is molded with a hollow interior (Cl. lill-J9) 5, the legend plates 8 are inserted and then the cap 9 is applied, which rmly anchors the plates in position.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modications as come within the scope of the claims and the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a tool, a tool handle molded thereon comprising a relatively flat body having arcuate side Walls, a legend sheet mounted therein, and mean'-` for retaining said legend sheet in position in said handle, said means comprising a cap enclosing the open end of the handle and engaging said legend sheet and means on the interior o1 said handle adapted to enga-ge with the edges of said legend sheet to retain it in position.

2. In combination, a tool, a tool handle molded thereon comprising a relatively at body having arcuate side walls, a legend sheet mounted therein, and means for retaining said legend sheet in position in said handle, said means comprising a cap enclosing the open end of the handle and engaging said legend sheet, and positioning ribs on the interior of said handle adapted to engage with the edges of said legend sheet.

3. In combination, a tool, a hollow molded handle thereon having arcuate side walls, internally disposed ribs in said handle oppositely disposed from one another at the juncture of said arcuate side walls, legend plates positioned by said ribs and the interior of said arcuate side walls, and a cap for said hollow handle to close it adapted to engage the ends of said legend plates.

4. In combination, in a tool handle, of a solid throat portion and a hollow handle portion relaa tively attened having arcuate side walls, means comprising projections within said hollow handle adapted to position spaced parallel legend plates, spaced parallel legend plates, and a cap adapted to engage the ends of said plates and to retain them in said hollow handle.

5. A handle for a tool or the like comprising a solid throat portion, a hollow portion having arcuate side walls. a legend sheet mounted therein, and means for retaining said sheet in position in said handle, said means comprising a cap for the end of said hollow handle and internally disposed flanges adapted to engage with the edges of said legend sheet to maintain it in place.

ALFRED P. ALBRECHT.

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