Hammer With Vibration Reduction
AssigneeApex Brands, Inc.
InventorNicholas Ryan Imsand
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Abstract
A hand tool hand may include a head and a handle. The head may have a bell and a face for delivering an impact. The handle may be operably coupled to the head and extend linearly away from the head along an axis. The handle may include a grip portion and a beam. The beam may extend from the head to the grip portion. The beam may include one or more axial passageways defining an opening through the beam in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis. The one or more axial passageways may be filled with a first dampening material.
Claims20
A hand tool comprising:
- a head having a bell and a face for delivering an impact;
- and
- a handle operably coupled to the head and extending linearly away from the head along an axis,
- wherein the handle comprises a grip portion and a beam, the beam extending from the head to the grip portion,
- wherein the beam comprises one or more axial passageways defining an opening through the beam in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis, and
- wherein the one or more axial passageways are filled with a first dampening material.
A handle for a hand tool configured to deliver an impact, the handle comprising:
- a beam having a proximal end operably coupled to a head of the hand tool, the head being configured to deliver the impact;
- and
- a grip portion operably coupled to a distal end of the beam, the grip portion and the beam being collinear along an axis of the handle,
- wherein the beam comprises one or more axial passageways defining an opening through the beam in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis, and
- wherein the one or more axial passageways are filled with a first dampening material.
A method of manufacturing a hand tool, the method comprising:
- forging or casting a metallic base structure comprising a head and a handle, the head having a bell and a face for delivering an impact, and the handle being operably coupled to the head and extending linearly away from the head along an axis, the handle further comprising a grip portion and a beam, the beam extending from the head to the grip portion, the beam comprising one or more axial passageways defining an opening through the beam in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis, and
- filling the one or more axial passageways with a first dampening material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.