Nail-setting surveyors rod
OwnerChad Everett Jerniganinventor
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Abstract
A combination tool includes a surveyor's rod having a tubular body and a hammer that is slidable within the tubular body using an external handle. The tubular body defines an opening to insert a nail to be hammered into a surface below the tubular body. A nail-loading device may be affixed adjacent to the tubular body. The nail-loading device has a tube for receiving a nail and a lever arm that can be pivoted away from the tube to receive a nail and then pivoted back to its resting position to force the nail into the tubular body through the opening in the tubular body. A hammer-stop may be affixed to the tubular body to form a physical stop to the downward movement of the hammer. A handle lock may be employed along with a rod-tip point.
Claims6
A combination tool comprising a surveyor's rod and a hammer;
- the surveyor's rod comprising a tubular body, the tubular body comprising an inner volume and an outer surface, and when oriented vertically, the tubular body further comprises an upper half and a lower half;
- the hammer situated within the inner volume of the tubular body, the hammer configured to slide within the tubular body;
- the combination tool further comprising a handle connected to the hammer;
- the handle configured to slide adjacent to the outer surface of the tubular body while simultaneously sliding the hammer within the inner volume;
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- the tubular body defining a first opening through the outer surface to the inner volume, the first opening configured to receive a nail in the lower half of the tubular body such that the hammer can be slid to strike the nail and drive the nail out of the lower half.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.