Nonrecoil impact tool

An impact tool, comprising:

• a hollow core canister;
• a flowable filler material partially filling said canister;
• a pulverable slug substantially occupying the residual volume within said canister;
• and
• a molded outer jacket encasing at least a portion of said canister;
• said filler material and said slug cooperatively defining a substantially rigid structural backstop to prevent deformation of said canister upon molding of said jacket thereon, and said slug being pulverized by said filler material into relatively small particles upon initial impact blows struck by the tool to permit said filler material to shift within said canister during subsequent impact blows to absorb and dissipate impact forces.

An impact tool, comprising:

• a hollow core canister having an elongated and generally cylindrical shape;
• a relatively high mass flowable filler material contained within and partially filling said canister;
• a pulverable slug contained generally centrally within said canister, substantially surrounded by said flowable filler material and substantially occupying the residual volume therein;
• a pair of impact caps mounted on said canister at opposite ends thereof to define opposite facing impact faces;
• and
• a molded outer jacket encasing at least a portion of said canister;
• said filler material and said slug cooperatively defining a substantially rigid structural backstop to prevent deformation of said canister upon molding of said jacket thereon, and said slug being pulverized by said filler material into relatively small particles upon initial impact blows struck by the tool to permit said filler material to shift within said canister during subsequent impact blows to absorb and dissipate impact forces.