Implements with handles

TLDR: In this paper, a two-bladed kayak paddle with two hand grips is shown to be asymmetrically inclined with respect to a common axis passing through the two handgrips, for example they are offset by 11 DEG as viewed along said axis.

Abstract: An implement, such as a two-bladed kayak paddle, includes an operating handle 10 having handgrips 14, 15 which, in use, are hold by the two hands respectively of the user. To facilitate manipulation of the implement, the two handgrips are asymmetrically inclined with respect to a common axis passing through the two handgrips, for example they are offset by 11 DEG as viewed along said axis. In other cases, for example where the implement is a wheelbarrow, bicycle, stretcher or walking frame, the two handgrips are asymmetrically inclined with respect to two parallel axes passing through the handgrips respectively. In this case one handgrip may be inclined upwardly at 11 DEG , and the other inclined downwardly at 11 DEG to the plane containing the parallel axes. Alternatively, the implement may have a shaft and a handgrip for rotating the shaft, e.g. a screwdriver, hydrant key or single-bladed paddle.