Titanium hammer
AssigneeAmax Inc.
InventorsVincent Cook, Dennis Danville
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Abstract
A handheld titanium hammer including a handle with a transverse hoop at one end, and a hammer head inserted therein. The hoop at the front-facing edge includes a notch. The hammer head includes a flange with a nub and an intermediate portion with a downward facing sloped surface and a recessed bed. A wedge having an upward facing angular surface fits into the hoop from the back end and pushes against the sloped surface of the intermediate portion for a wedging action. The wedging action also lifts the bed into a flattened wall section of the hoop capturing it therein. The nub of the flange is captured within the notch in the hoop. A fastened secures the wedge and hammer head together inside the hoop.
Claims18
A handheld hammering tool, comprising:
- a handle having an elongated shaft with an ovoid cross-section cylindrical hoop at one end and extending transverse to the elongated shaft, wherein the hoop includes a front-facing edge with a notch and a back-facing edge, and wherein the cylindrical hoop and elongated shaft are formed from a single, integral piece of titanium;
- a hammer head having an impact face at one end, wherein the hammer head extends rearward to a flange and transitions to an intermediate portion including a sloped surface and terminates in a claw at an opposite end;
- wherein the flange includes a rear facing surface that abuts the front-facing edge of the hoop, and the flange further includes a nub captured within the notch in the front-facing edge of the hoop, and wherein the intermediate portion is disposed within the cylindrical hoop;
- a wedge with an angular surface engaging the sloped surface of the intermediate portion of the hammer head inside the hoop;
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- a fastener holding the wedge and the hammer head together.
A handheld hammering tool, comprising:
- a hammer head including an impact face at one end, wherein the hammer head further includes a flange, and an intermediate portion including a sloped profile leading to a claw at an opposite end;
- a handle including an elongated shaft with an ovoid cross-section hoop at an end, wherein the elongated shaft and hoop are formed from an integral piece of titanium, and wherein the hoop is disposed at a right angle relative to the shaft and includes a front-facing edge with a wide notch for capturing a complementary section of the flange therein;
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- a locking means for securing the hammer head to the handle, wherein the locking means includes a wedge with an angular surface abutting the intermediate portion at the sloped profile, and wherein the locking means is disposed at least partially inside the hoop;
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- a fastener holding the locking means and the intermediate portion of the hammer head together.
A handheld hammering tool, comprising:
- a hammer head having a weighted section with an impact face at one end, wherein the hammer head further includes
- a flange spaced apart from the weighted section and having a nub at its periphery,
- an intermediate portion including a recessed bed and an angled profile, and
- a claw at an opposite end;
- a handle made from a material including titanium, wherein the handle includes an elongated shaft with an ovoid cross-section cylindrical hoop at an end disposed at a right angle relative to the elongated shaft and formed from a single, integral piece of material, and wherein the hoop includes a front-facing edge with a notch capturing the nub therein, and wherein the hoop further includes a flattened wall section;
- a locking means for securing the hammer head to the handle, wherein the locking means includes a wedge with an angular surface abutting the angled profile of the intermediate portion inside the hoop and pushing the recessed bed to capture the flattened wall section of the hoop therein;
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- a fastener holding the wedge and the sloped intermediate portion together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.