Striking tool with attached striking surface
AssigneeEstwing Manufacturing Company
InventorsJoshua D. West, Steven M. Flosi, John W. Ryan, JR.
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Abstract
An example hammer disclosed herein includes a handle. The hammer also includes a head comprising a neck. The neck has a tapered receiving surface and an end face. The hammer further includes a cap comprising a tapered mounting surface. The mounting surface is surrounding and engaging the receiving surface to permanently affix the cap to the neck. A first circumference of engagement at a first end of a length of engagement between the mounting surface and the receiving surface is greater than a second circumference of engagement at a second end of the length of engagement. The first end is farther from the end face of the neck than the second end.
Claims20
A hammer, comprising:
- a handle;
- a head comprising a neck, the neck having a tapered receiving surface and an end face;
- and
- a cap comprising a tapered mounting surface, the mounting surface surrounding and engaging the receiving surface to permanently affix the cap to the neck, wherein a first circumference of engagement at a first end of a length of engagement between the mounting surface and the receiving surface is greater than a second circumference of engagement at a second end of the length of engagement, the first end being farther from the end face of the neck than the second end.
A hammer, comprising:
- a cap including a striking surface, a cavity, and a tapered mounting surface within the cavity, the cap being a first material;
- and
- a head including a neck, the head being a second material different than the first material, the neck having a central axis and a tapered receiving surface, a portion of the neck received in the cavity to permanently affix the tapered receiving surface to the tapered mounting surface via a friction fit, the tapered receiving surface converging toward the central axis as the neck extends toward the striking surface.
A striking tool, comprising:
- a cap including a tapered mounting surface and a striking surface;
- and
- a head including a neck, the neck having a tapered receiving surface and an end face, a portion of the neck received in the cap to permanently affix the mounting surface to the receiving surface via a friction fit, a first circumference of engagement at a first end of a length of engagement between the mounting surface and the receiving surface being greater than a second circumference of engagement at a second end of the length of engagement, the first end being farther from the end face of the neck than the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.