Multipurpose hammer

A multipurpose hand tool comprising:

• a head comprising a nail-pulling section that defines two tapered claw members extending rearward from a bridge section and a nail-striking section disposed forward of the bridge section;
• a handle;
• and
• a shank extending from the bridge section of the head to the handle, the shank having a generally rectangular cross-section with opposed major faces and minor sidewalls extending therebetween, said opposed major faces defining a set of diamond shaped holes therethrough that include opposed corners pointing to said sidewalls;
• wherein the nail pulling section and nail striking section include base surfaces that are substantially flat and aligned in a common plane, and the shank extends generally downward from the bridge section of the head in a direction substantially orthogonal to the common plane of said base surfaces;
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• wherein said holes are disposed at predetermined offsets along said shank relative to said base surfaces, said predetermined offsets corresponding to common mark lengths selected from the group consisting of 1.5 inches, 3.5 inches, and 5.5 inches.

A multipurpose hand tool comprising:

• a head comprising a nail-pulling section that defines two tapered claw members extending rearward from a bridge section and a nail-striking section disposed forward of the bridge section, wherein the nail-pulling section defines two tapered claw members extending rearward with a cavity therebetween, the cavity accessible from the rear with an upper and lower slot leading thereto, the cavity for receiving a nail head therein with the upper and lower slots for receiving an elongate nail body therein;
• a handle;
• and
• a shank extending from the bridge section of the head to the handle, the shank having a generally rectangular cross-section with opposed major faces and minor sidewalls extending therebetween, said opposed major faces defining a set of diamond shaped holes therethrough that include opposed corners pointing to said sidewalls;
• wherein the nail pulling section and nail striking section include base surfaces that are substantially flat and aligned in a common plane, and the shank extends generally downward from the bridge section of the head in a direction substantially orthogonal to the common plane of said base surfaces;
• and
• wherein said holes are disposed at predetermined offsets along said shank relative to said base surfaces, said predetermined offsets corresponding to common mark lengths selected from the group consisting of 1.5 inches, 3.5 inches, and 5.5 inches.