FIG. 1 is an isometric view from the upper right front of a handle for a tool showing my new design, wherein the broken-line depictions of rivet heads on the side of the handle and of a folding tool including a pair of similar handles and a pair of scissors blades associated therewith are included merely for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the handle for a tool shown in FIG. 1, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of this view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front end elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an isometric view taken from the upper right front thereof.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a handle for a tool, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D470032-S	S1	11 Feb 2003	30 Jan 2002	granted	Handle for a tool

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AU	AU-151607-S	S	5 May 2003	30 Jul 2002	published	A handle for a tool
CA	CA-99679-S	S	23 Apr 2003	7 Jun 2002	granted	Handle for a tool

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