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US 2003/0140734 A1Published application
Magnetic roofing hammer
OwnerChristopher Tovarinventor
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Abstract
A hammer head face has a relatively small magnet centered therein and forming a part of the hammer surface. With the hammer positioned in general proximity to a nail having a disk thereon, the nail is drawn to and centered on the hammer face for accurate driving of the nail without manual grasping thereof.
Claims21
A magnetic hammer comprising:
- a handle,
- a hammer head mounted on the handle and having a generally flat hammer face,
- said hammer head defining a socket therein,
- a magnet force-fitted in said socket, and
- said magnet having an outer surface substantially flush with and forming a part of the hammer head face.
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A magnetic hammer comprising:
- a handle,
- a hammer head mounted on the handle and having a generally flat hammer face,
- said hammer head having defined therein a socket,
- a magnet force-fitted in said socket and having a magnetic holding force in a range of about 15-20 ounces, and
- said magnet being centered on said hammer face.
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A magnetic hammer comprising:
- a handle,
- a hammer head mounted on the handle and having a substantially flat hammer face,
- said hammer head defining a socket about ¼″ in diameter,
- a generally cylindrical magnet force-fitted in said socket,
- an outer surface of the magnet being substantially flush with said flat hammer face, and
- said magnet having a magnetic holding force of about 15-20 ounces,
- whereby upon positioning the hammer face in proximity to a nail disposed on a surface the nail is drawn by magnetic force onto the hammer face and generally centered thereon to be driven into an object without manually grasping the nail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.