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US 11,110,582 B2Granted
Multi-purpose hand tool
OwnerLincoln Zitlau, Carl Zitlauinventors
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Abstract
A multi-purpose hand tool includes a first side and a second side that are pivotally connected. The first side includes a lower end having a first handgrip and an upper end including a shaft having a hammer head at one end; a first recess extending at least partially along a bottom of the shaft for holding one or more straight fasteners; and a second recess located substantially in a bottom part of the hammer head for holding one or more rounded fasteners.
Claims9
A multi-purpose hand tool, comprising:
- a first side and a second side that are pivotally connected;
- said first side comprising:
- a lower end having a first handgrip;
- and
- an upper end comprising:
- a shaft having a hammer head at one end;
- a first recess within the shaft and comprising a groove extending at least partially along and downwardly open along a bottom of the shaft and configured to receive one or more straight fasteners in a horizontal orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft, wherein said first recess has a depth at one end to accommodate a head of the one or more straight fasteners;
- a second recess located substantially within the bottom part of the hammer head, wherein the second recess comprises opposing grooves, each groove configured to hold a parallel side of one or more U-shaped fasteners or staples in a horizontal orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft;
- and
- a magnet at a point where a bent portion of the one or more U-shaped fasteners or staples is held within the second recess,
- wherein the first recess extends straight along the bottom of the shaft and is integral with the opposing grooves of the second recess.
8 more elements
A multi-purpose hand tool, comprising:
- a first side and a second side that are pivotally connected;
- said first side comprising:
- a lower end having a first handgrip;
- and
- an upper end comprising:
- a shaft having a hammer head at one end;
- a first recess comprising a groove extending at least partially along and downwardly open along a bottom of the shaft configured to hold one or more straight fasteners in the groove and in a horizontal orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft, wherein said first recess has a depth at one end to accommodate a head of the one or more straight fasteners;
- a second recess located substantially within a bottom part of the hammer head comprising opposing shoulders or grooves configured to hold one or more U-shaped fasteners or staples in a horizontal orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft, and
- a magnet at a point where a bent portion of the one or more U-shaped fasteners or staples is held within the second recess,
- wherein the first recess extends straight and widens towards the hammer head and comprises the opposing shoulders or grooves forming the second recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.