COUPLING FOR HANDLE AND TOOL HEAD

1 . A coupling for a tool head, said tool head having an eye therethrough, said eye being tapered from a wide upper end to a narrower lower end said coupling comprising:

an elongated handle having a body with an upper end and a lower end, said handle body upper end sized to pass through said tool head eye, said handle body upper end having a mounting structured to be engaged by an anchor device;

a compressible collar assembly having a frustoconical body and an anchor device, said frustoconical body having an inner surface defining a cavity and an external surface defining a frustoconical shape that is tapered from a wide upper end to a narrower lower end;

said inner cavity sized to correspond said handle upper end; and

said anchor device structured to engage said handle upper end mounting and to resist axial movement of the compressible collar assembly relative to said handle upper end.

2 . The coupling of claim 1 wherein said compressible collar assembly body includes a first member and a second member, said first member and a second member structured to be coupled together while disposed about said handle upper end.

3 . The coupling of claim 2 wherein said handle upper end mounting includes at least one narrow portion of said handle upper end and at least one wide portion of said handle upper end, and wherein said compressible collar assembly anchor device includes a cavity inner surface shaped to correspond to the shape of said handle upper end mounting.

4 . The coupling of claim 3 wherein:

said handle upper end mounting at least one wide portion includes a generally perpendicular surface extending substantially about said handle upper end in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said handle; and

wherein said compressible collar assembly anchor device includes at least one anchor face structured to engage said handle upper end mounting perpendicular surface in a generally face-to-face manner.

5 . The coupling of claim 4 wherein:

said compressible collar assembly anchor device anchor face extends in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said handle.

6 . The coupling of claim 4 wherein said:

handle upper end mounting perpendicular surface is part of at least one groove extending substantially about said handle upper end;

said compressible collar assembly anchor device includes at least one ridge extending from said compressible collar assembly body inner surface; and

said compressible collar assembly anchor device at least one ridge includes said compressible collar assembly anchor device anchor face and said compressible collar assembly anchor device at least one ridge is sized to be disposed within said handle upper end mounting groove.

7 . The coupling of claim 6 wherein said handle upper end mounting wherein said compressible collar assembly anchor device at least one ridge has a generally rectangular cross-section.

8 . The coupling of claim 7 wherein:

said compressible collar assembly further includes a mounting ring, said mounting ring sized to pass through said tool head eye, said mounting ring having an upper face, a first inner surface, and a second inner surface, said first inner surface adjacent to said upper face;

said compressible collar assembly mounting ring second inner surface shaped to fit snugly about said handle upper end;

said compressible collar assembly mounting ring first inner surface shaped to be spaced from said handle upper end;

whereby, when said compressible collar assembly mounting ring is disposed on said handle upper end, a hollow is created between said handle upper end and said compressible collar assembly mounting ring second inner surface, said hollow being disposed adjacent to said compressible collar assembly mounting ring upper face; and

said compressible collar assembly body having a lower end, said lower end having an axial extension, said axial extension extending in a direction generally parallel to said handle axis, said axial extension sized to be disposed within said compressible collar assembly mounting ring hollow.

9 . The coupling of claim 8 wherein said collar assembly body first member and second member are each coupled to said mounting ring by a living hinge.

10 . The coupling of claim 1 wherein:

said compressible collar assembly includes a transverse pin;

said compressible collar assembly includes aligned passages;

said handle upper end includes a passage; and

wherein said transverse pin is structured to extend through said handle passage and said collar assembly body aligned passages.

11 . The coupling of claim 10 wherein said transverse pin is structured to engage the inner surface of the tool head eye when said compressible collar assembly is disposed within said tool head eye.

12 . The coupling of claim 1 wherein said compressible collar assembly does not include an adhesive structured to couple said handle to said tool head.

13 . The coupling of claim 1 wherein said compressible collar assembly is coupled to said handle upper end without fracturing said handle upper end.

14 . A tool comprising:

a tool head having an eye therethrough, said eye being tapered from a wide upper end to a narrower lower end;

an elongated handle having a body with an upper end and a lower end, said handle body upper end sized to pass through said tool head eye, said handle body upper end having a mounting structured to be engaged by an anchor device;

a compressible collar assembly having a frustoconical body and an anchor device, said frustoconical body having an inner surface defining a cavity and an external surface defining a frustoconical shape that is tapered from a wide upper end to a narrower lower end;

said inner cavity sized to correspond said handle upper end; and

said anchor device structured to engage said handle upper end mounting and to resist axial movement of the compressible collar assembly relative to said handle upper end.

15 . The tool of claim 14 wherein said compressible collar assembly body includes a first member and a second member, said first member and a second member structured to be coupled together while disposed about said handle upper end.

16 . The tool of claim 15 wherein:

said handle upper end mounting includes at least one narrow portion of said handle upper end and at least one wide portion of said handle upper end; and

said compressible collar assembly anchor device includes a cavity inner surface shaped to correspond to the shape of said handle upper end mounting.

17 . The tool of claim 16 wherein:

said handle upper end mounting at least one wide portion includes a perpendicular surface extending substantially about said handle upper end in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said handle; and

said compressible collar assembly anchor device includes at least one anchor face structured to engage said handle upper end mounting perpendicular surface in a generally face-to-face manner.

18 . The tool of claim 17 wherein:

said compressible collar assembly anchor device anchor face extends in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said handle.

19 . The tool of claim 17 wherein:

said handle upper end mounting perpendicular surface is part of at least one groove extending substantially about said handle upper end;

said compressible collar assembly anchor device includes at least one ridge extending from said compressible collar assembly body inner surface; and

said compressible collar assembly anchor device at least one ridge includes said compressible collar assembly anchor device anchor face and said compressible collar assembly anchor device at least one ridge is sized to be disposed within said handle upper end mounting groove.

20 . The tool of claim 19 wherein:

said compressible collar assembly anchor device at least one ridge has a generally rectangular cross-section.

21 . The tool of claim 20 wherein:

said compressible collar assembly further includes a mounting ring, said mounting ring sized to pass through said tool head eye, said mounting ring having an upper face, a first inner surface, and a second inner surface, said first inner surface adjacent to said upper face;

said compressible collar assembly mounting ring second inner surface shaped to fit snugly about said handle upper end;

said compressible collar assembly mounting ring second inner surface shaped to be spaced from said handle upper end;

whereby, when said compressible collar assembly mounting ring is disposed on said handle upper end, a hollow is created between said handle upper end and said compressible collar assembly mounting ring second inner surface, said hollow being disposed adjacent to said compressible collar assembly mounting ring upper face; and

said compressible collar assembly body having a lower end, said lower end having an axial extension, said axial extension extending in a direction generally parallel to said handle axis, said axial extension sized to be disposed within said compressible collar assembly mounting ring hollow.

22 . The tool of claim 21 wherein said collar assembly body first member and second member are each coupled to said mounting ring by a living hinge.

23 . The tool of claim 14 wherein:

said compressible collar assembly includes a transverse pin;

said compressible collar assembly includes aligned passages;

said handle upper end includes a passage; and

wherein said transverse pin is structured to extend through said handle passage and said collar assembly body aligned passages.

24 . The tool of claim 23 wherein said transverse pin is structured to engage the inner surface of the tool head eye when said compressible collar assembly is disposed within said tool head eye.

25 . The tool of claim 14 wherein said compressible collar assembly does not include an adhesive structured to couple said handle to said tool head.

26 . The tool of claim 14 wherein said compressible collar assembly is coupled to said handle upper end without fracturing said handle upper end.