Inventors:
Richard Velluzzi - Staten Island NY, US
International Classification:
B25B 23/16
B25G 1/04
Abstract:
A hand tool is provided with a handle extension formed of a channel having a pair of side panels and a transverse spine panel. An articulated joint couples the channel to a handle of the tool. The articulated joint is formed by a pin which extends through registered “L” shaped slots in the side panels and a number one shaped slot formed through the handle adjacent its end. The handle extension can be rotated from a closed position, wherein the channel and the tool handle are juxtaposed, approximately 180 to an extension position for the application of increased torque or to an acute angle with respect to the handle. The channel may be locked in a selected position by a pivot latch, which is urged against a selected surface formed at the end of the handle.