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A kit for assembling a tool and the resulting tool which includes a shaft member, a blade member and a locking clip member securing the shaft member to the blade member. The shaft has an orifice extending into its periphery toward a lower end thereof. The blade member has an aperture for receiving t

A kit for assembling a tool and the resulting tool which includes a shaft member, a blade member and a locking clip member securing the shaft member to the blade member. The shaft has an orifice extending into its periphery toward a lower end thereof. The blade member has an aperture for receiving the lower end of the shaft member. The blade member has a first orifice extending therethrough and a second orifice which registers with the orifice in the shaft member when the shaft member is inserted fully into the blade member. The locking clip member is non-resiliently deformable and has a first end which may be bent to lodge the clip in the first orifice of the blade member. The locking clip member has a second end, opposite the first end, for insertion through the orifice of the shaft member and the second orifice of the blade member to lock the blade member to the shaft member. A method for assembling the kit is also provided.

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[ That which is claimed is:] [1.] A kit for assembling a tool having an elongate shaft member and a blade member,said shaft member, proximate a lower distal end thereof having an orifice extending into a periphery thereof;said blade member comprising:i) an aperture, adapted to fittingly receive ther

[ That which is claimed is:] [1.] A kit for assembling a tool having an elongate shaft member and a blade member,said shaft member, proximate a lower distal end thereof having an orifice extending into a periphery thereof;said blade member comprising:i) an aperture, adapted to fittingly receive therein said lower distal end of said shaft member; andii) first and second orifices longitudingly spaced apart, said second orifice located on said blade member so as to mutually overlie said orifice in said shaft member when said shaft member is fittingly received within said aperture; anda locking clip member, a first distal end thereof adapted to pass through said first orifice to permit securement of said clip member to said blade member, and a second opposite distal end thereof adapted to pass through said second orifice and said orifice in said shaft member to thereby lockingly secure said shaft member within said aperture wherein said first distal end of said clip member is adapted to be permanently deformed to permit securement to said blade member.