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US 4,732,058 AGranted
Measuring hammer
OwnerSoon W. Chunginventor
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Abstract
A measuring hammer which is constructed in such a manner as to provide locations in the hammer with specific dimensions so that the hammer itself can be used to make measurements normally required in the construction field. Also, a nail holding aperture is disposed in the head portion thereof for starting a nail into the wood. Advantageously, the measuring hammer contains measurements of 1.5", 12", 16" or 24".
Claims15
A measuring hammer comprising:
- a head member, a neck member and a handle member, said head member having a striking head and claw members with an intermediate plate member disposed therebetween having a precise dimension along the top surface thereof,
- a slot disposed between the striking head and the neck member, said slot having a precise dimension,
- said neck member having a front edge and a rear edge, one of said edges having a measuring scale in inches and the other of said edges having a corresponding measuring scale in the metric system, said measuring scales having precise dimensions which extend from the top of the handle member to the top of the intermediate plate, and
- said handle member being subdivided by an indicator into equal sections of precise dimension, thereby also establishing a precise measuring dimension between the indicator and the top of the intermediate plate, in one direction, and between the indicator and the end of the handle, in the other direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.