Retrofittable device to render a hammer head magnetic
OwnerR. L. Ericksoninventor
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Abstract
An attachment is retrofittably attachable (and detachable) to a conventional hammer to render the hammer head magnetic for purposes of starting a metallic fastener such as a nail. The attachment includes a cup-like housing within which is disposed a magnetic unit that includes at least one magnet. One surface of the magnetic unit magnetically attaches the unit to the striking surface of the hammer head. The head of a metallic fastener is magnetically attachable to the other surface of the magnetic unit.
Claims20
A retrofittable attachment for use with a hammer having a head whose striking surface region is non-magnetic and requires no modification to accept said attachment, said attachment rendering said head of said hammer magnetic for purposes of starting a metallic fastener, the attachment comprising:
- a magnetic unit having a first surface that magnetically attaches to at least a portion of the unmodified said striking surface region of said head of said hammer, and having a second surface to which a head section of said fastener is magnetically attachable;
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- a housing defining an interior region sized to receive said magnetic unit, and having a hammer head facing region sized to fit about at least a portion of said striking surface region of said hammer head;
- wherein said attachment is retrofittably attachable to render said hammer magnetic without requiring modification of said head, and is removable therefrom to render said hammer non-magnetic.
A retrofittable attachment for use with a hammer having a head whose striking surface region is non-magnetic and requires no modification to accept said attachment, the attachment rendering said head of said hammer magnetic for purposes of starting a metallic fastener, the attachment comprising:
- a cup-shaped housing sized to fit at least partially over the unmodified said striking surface region of said head of said hammer;
- a magnetic unit sized to fit within said housing, said magnetic unit including at least one magnet and having a first surface and a second surface;
- wherein a head of said fastener is magnetically attachable to said first surface of said magnetic unit, and said second surface of said magnetic unit is magnetically attachable to said striking surface of said head of said hammer;
- wherein said attachment is retrofittably attachable to render said hammer magnetic without requiring modification of said striking surface region, and is removable therefrom to render said hammer non-magnetic.
A method of retrofittably rendering magnetic the non-magnetic metal head of a hammer without requiring modification of a striking surface region of said head, the method comprising the following steps:
- (a) removably attaching a cup-shaped housing to at least fit over the unmodified said striking surface region of said head of said hammer;
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- (b) disposing within said cup-shaped housing a magnetic unit including at least one magnet, said magnetic unit having a first surface and a second surface such that said first surface of said magnetic unit magnetically attaches to said striking surface region of said head of said hammer;
- wherein a head of a metallic fastener is magnetically attachable to said second surface of said magnetic unit;
- wherein retrofittably attaching said housing and magnetic unit renders said hammer magnetic, and removing said housing and magnetic unit renders said hammer non-magnetic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.