Hand tool with multiple grips
A lawn and garden hand tool includes a tool head, a handle rearwardly extending from the tool head, and a plastic coating covering at least a portion of the handle. The handle has a generally cylindrical shaped rearward grip and a loop extending in a downward direction and connecting forward and rearward ends of the rearward grip. The handle also has a forward grip spaced apart from the rearward grip and located forward of the rearward grip toward the tool head. The forward grip includes a generally bulb shaped knob extending in a upward and forward direction. The tool head, the rearward grip and the forward member are preferably a unitary one-piece cast aluminum component.
1 . A hand tool comprising, in combination:
a tool head;
a handle rearwardly extending from the tool head;
wherein the handle includes a loop handle forming a rearward grip; and
wherein the handle includes a forward grip spaced apart from the rearward grip and located forward of the rearward grip toward the tool head.
2 . The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the forward grip is a knob.
3 . The hand tool according to claim 2 , wherein the forward grip knob is generally bulb shaped and the rearward grip is generally cylindrical shaped.
4 . The hand tool according to claim 2 , wherein the forward grip extends in a upward and forward direction.
5 . The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the loop handle has a loop extending in a downward direction and connecting forward and rearward ends of the rearward grip and wherein the loop is sized and shaped to form a closed opening adjacent the rearward grip for passage of a user's hand therethrough when grasping the rearward grip.
6 . The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool head is in the form of a trowel.
7 . The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool head is in the form of a cultivator.
8 . The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool head is in the form of a weeder.
9 . The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool head is in the form of a transplanter.
10 . The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool head, the rearward grip and the forward member are formed as a unitary one-piece component.
11 . The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool head, the rearward grip and the forward grip are cast aluminum.
12 . The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the tool head and handle are formed of metal and the handle is at least partially covered by a plastic coating.
13 . A hand tool comprising, in combination:
a tool head;
a handle rearwardly extending from the tool head;
wherein the handle has a generally cylindrical shaped rearward grip;
wherein the handle has a loop extending in a downward direction and connecting forward and rearward ends of the rearward grip;
wherein the handle has a forward grip spaced apart from the rearward grip and located forward of the rearward grip toward the tool head;
wherein the loop is sized and shaped to form a closed opening adjacent the rearward grip for passage of a user's hand therethrough when grasping the rearward grip; and
wherein the forward grip includes a generally bulb shaped knob extending in a upward and forward direction.
14 . The hand tool according to claim 13 , wherein the tool head is in the form of a trowel.
15 . The hand tool according to claim 13 , wherein the tool head is in the form of a cultivator.
16 . The hand tool according to claim 13 , wherein the tool head is in the form of a weeder.
17 . The hand tool according to claim 13 , wherein the tool head is in the form of a transplanter.
18 . The hand tool according to claim 13 , wherein the tool head, the rearward grip and the forward member are formed as a unitary one-piece component.
19 . The hand tool according to claim 13 , wherein the tool head and handle are each formed of metal and the handle is at least partially covered by a plastic coating.
20 . A lawn and garden hand tool comprising, in combination:
a tool head;
a handle rearwardly extending from the tool head;
wherein the handle has a generally cylindrical shaped rearward grip;
wherein the handle has a loop extending in a downward direction and connecting forward and rearward ends of the rearward grip;
wherein the loop is sized and shaped to form a closed opening adjacent the rearward grip for passage of a user's hand therethrough when grasping the rearward grip;
wherein the handle has a forward grip spaced apart from the rearward grip and located forward of the rearward grip toward the tool head;
wherein the forward grip includes a generally bulb shaped knob extending in a upward and forward direction;
wherein the tool head, the rearward grip and the forward member are a unitary one-piece cast aluminum component; and
a plastic coating covering at least a portion of the handle.