摘要 |
<p>A hand-held instrument (32) has a business end and a handle (14) attached to the business end. A knob (15) can be provided on the gripping portion of the handle to facilitate the wielding of the hand-held instrument. The knob is disposed such that it projects away from the handle in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The hand held instrument can also be provided with a lanyard (82) having one end attached to the hand held instrument and a second end disposed within a spring mounted rotatable spool (86). In a preferred, but not required embodiment, the knob and the lanyard are removably attached to the handle by a quick release attachment device (42, 60, 90).</p> |