Hammer with replaceable nail striking head

A hammer having a replaceable nail striking head comprising:

• an elongated handle having a top end and a bottom end;
• a hammer head mounted on said top end of said handle, said hammer head including a body section and a rigid nail striking head section having a nail striking face at one end thereof;
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• head section securement means mounted on said body section of said hammer head for releasably and replaceably securing said nail striking head section of said hammer head on said body section;
• a nail pulling device mounted on said handle, said nail pulling device having a nail-engaging plate and at least one generally keyhole-shaped slot formed therein, said slot including an open section to receive the head of a nail to be pulled therewithin and a narrow section to releasably secure the head of a nail there behind;
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• releasable handle securement means adjacent said top end of said handle operative to removably and replaceably connect said handle to said hammer head, whereby said handle may be quickly and easily replaced upon said handle being damaged, said handle securement means mounted within said handle adjacent said top end of said handle having at least one threaded rod extending downwards into said elongated handle and being secured therewithin by threaded connection with at least one threaded bore hole formed within said handle;
• at least one threaded sleeve threadably mounted on said at least one threaded rod whereby said at least one threaded sleeve is adjacent said top end of said handle;
• said top end of said handle fitting within a handle-receiving handle seat formed in said body section of said hammer head;
• and at least one threaded securement bolt extending downwards through said body section of said hammer head into said handle seat to threadably engage said at least one threaded sleeve such that upon tightening of said securement bolt, said handle is releasably and replaceably secured to said hammer head.

A hammer comprising:

• an elongated handle having a top end adapted for mounting a head thereon, a bottom end and a graspable portion therebetween;
• a hammer head including a body section mounted on said top end of said handle and a rigid nail striking head section having a nail striking face, said body section including a coupler extending along a nail striking axis of said head and said nail striking head section including a receiver complementally configured with said coupler for removable and replaceable mounting to said coupler and configured to require both axial movement along said nail striking axis and circumferential movement around said axis, said nail striking head section further including a substantially arcuate, circumferentially extending outer wall, said groove being oriented substantially parallel to said nail striking axis and extending substantially the entire longitudinal length of said outer wall rearwardly from said nail striking face, said body including a nail striking plate oriented rearwardly of said at least one groove, substantially perpendicular to said nail striking axis and extending radially outwardly from said coupler sufficiently to engage a nail placed in said groove during driving of the nail, a plurality of nail receiving grooves circumferentially spaced around and formed in said outer wall, said nail striking plate extending radially outwardly from said coupler and aligned to engage a nail placed in each of said grooves.