Tool handle

- Joda Enterprises, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an end view of a tool handle that incorporates my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an end view thereof taken from the end opposite that of FIG. 1.

The right side view (not shown) is identical to the left side view of FIG. 2, and the bottom view (not shown) is identical to the top view of FIG. 3. The illustrated tool handle is well adapted for use with a wide variety of torque-transmitting hand tools such as wrenches, socket wrenches, ratchet wrenches, breaker bars and the like.

The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes and do not form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tool handle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D468978
Type: Grant
Filed: May 11, 2001
Date of Patent: Jan 21, 2003
Assignee: Joda Enterprises, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: John B. Davidson (Chicago, IL), C. Robert Moon (Joliet, IL)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 29/141,762
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/25; D8/29
International Classification: 0805;