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A new hand tool with interchangeable attachments for providing a gardener with several tools while requiring a single handle. The inventive device includes a handle portion having a dowel extending therethrough upwardly of a lower end thereof. The dowel has diametrically opposed end portions extendi

A new hand tool with interchangeable attachments for providing a gardener with several tools while requiring a single handle. The inventive device includes a handle portion having a dowel extending therethrough upwardly of a lower end thereof. The dowel has diametrically opposed end portions extending outwardly of the handle portion. A shank portion couples with the handle portion. The shank portion has a recess extending within an upper end thereof. The recess is dimensioned for receiving the lower end of the handle portion therein. The upper end has a pair of diametrically opposed vertical slots extending downwardly thereof in communication with the recess. The vertical slots slidably receive the opposed end portions of the dowel of the handle portion. A collar member is slidably disposed on the handle portion. The collar member has an externally threaded open upper end and an outwardly flared open lower end. The open lower end has a pair of diametrically opposed recesses extending upwardly thereof. The recesses receive the opposed outer ends of the dowel therein when in a fully engaged orientation.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A hand tool with interchangeable attachments for providing a gardener with several tools while requiring a single handle comprising, in combination:a handle portion having a generally cylindrical configuration, the handle portion having a tapered lower end for facilitating insertion

[ I claim:] [1.] A hand tool with interchangeable attachments for providing a gardener with several tools while requiring a single handle comprising, in combination:a handle portion having a generally cylindrical configuration, the handle portion having a tapered lower end for facilitating insertion thereof into a receptacle, the handle portion having a dowel extending therethrough upwardly of the tapered lower end thereof, the dowel having diametrically opposed end portions extending outwardly of the handle portion;a shank portion removably coupled to the handle portion, the shank portion having a tool extending from a lower end thereof, the shank portion having a recess extending within an upper end thereof, the recess tapering closed towards an inner terminal end thereof in a manner complementing the tapered lower end of the handle portion to limit penetration; the recess being dimensioned for receiving the tapered lower end of the handle portion therein, the upper end having a pair of diametrically opposed vertical slots extending downwardly thereof in communication with the recess, lower ends of the vertical slots having horizontally disposed slots in communication therewith, ends of the horizontally disposed slots having arcuate flaps disposed thereover, the vertical slots slidably receiving the opposed end portions of the dowel of the handle portion whereby when the opposed end portions reach the lower ends of the vertical slots, the handle portion is rotated for sliding the opposed end portions into the horizontally disposed slots;a collar member slidably disposed on the handle portion, the collar member having an externally threaded open upper end and an outwardly flared open lower end, the open lower end having a pair of diametrically opposed recesses extending upwardly thereof, the recesses receiving the opposed outer ends of the dowel therein when in a fully engaged orientation; anda locking ring slidably disposed on the handle portion, the locking ring being internally threaded for engaging the externally threaded open upper end of the collar member in the fully engaged orientation.