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US 8,359,949 B2Granted
Hammer head and handle assembly
AssigneeWalter Meier (Manufacturing) Inc.
InventorsTimothy Scott Onello, Charles Weber
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Abstract
A hammer or other hand tool has a head to which is attached a handle. The handle has a plurality of spring steel rods extending substantially the length of the handle and extending into the head where the rods are affixed by a plate. Spacer plates with holes are positioned at spaced locations along the rods. The rods and spacer plates are encased in a rubber material that forms the outer surface of the handle. The rods and spacer plates at the end of the handle form a reinforced lanyard hole. A collar is formed on the handle adjacent the head. The head of the hammer has angled deflecting pads adjacent the striking faces. A raised rim on the head opposite the handle forms a stand surface to enable the barrel shaped head to stand with the handle projecting upwardly.
Claims26
A hand tool, comprising:
- a head defining a through opening and a working portion;
- a handle connected to said head at said through opening;
- a plurality of rods extending within said handle and having a first end extending into said through opening, said first ends of said rods each having an engagement portion mounted within said through opening, said plurality of rods each having a second end;
- a first spacer plate defining a plurality of openings, said first spacer plate being mounted on said plurality of rods spaced from said second end;
- a second spacer plate affixed on ones of said plurality of rods to define a gap between said ones of said rods, said gap defining a lanyard opening of said handle, said second spacer plate being spaced from said first spacer plate;
- wherein said ones of said plurality of rods affixed to said second spacer plate are longer rods;
- and further comprising:
- at least one shorter rod disposed between said longer rods, said at least one shorter rod having a first end mounted within said through opening of said head and having a second end extending through said first spacer plate, said second end being free of said second spacer plate so that a gap is defined between said second end of said shorter rod and said second spacer plate.
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A hand tool, comprising:
- a head defining a through opening and a working portion;
- a handle connected to said head at said through opening;
- a plurality of rods extending within said handle and having a first end extending into said through opening, said first ends of said rods each having an engagement portion mounted within said through opening, said plurality of rods each having a second end;
- a first spacer plate defining a plurality of openings, said first spacer plate being mounted on said plurality of rods spaced from said second end;
- a second spacer plate affixed on ones of said plurality of rods to define a gap between said ones of said rods, said gap defining a lanyard opening of said handle, said second spacer plate being spaced from said first spacer plate;
- wherein said head is a hammer head;
- wherein said hammer head includes a striking face, and further comprising:
- a deflecting pad adjacent said striking face and extending from said hammer head at an acute angle to a perpendicular to said striking face.
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A hand tool, comprising:
- a head defining a through opening and a working portion, said head being of a generally cylindrical shape with said through opening extending transvers to an axis of a cylinder of the cylindrical shape;
- a handle connected to said head at said through opening and extending in a first direction from said through opening;
- a plurality of rods extending within said handle and having a first end extending into said through opening, said first ends of said rods each having an engagement portion mounted within said through opening, said plurality of rods each having a second end;
- a first spacer plate defining a plurality of openings, said first spacer plate being mounted on said plurality of rods spaced from said second end;
- a second spacer plate affixed on ones of said plurality of rods to define a gap between said ones of said rods, said gap defining a lanyard opening of said handle, said second spacer plate being spaced from said first spacer plate;
- wherein said through opening in said head is provided with a projecting rim extending from the cylindrical shape of the head in a direction opposite the first direction of said handle, said projecting rim defining a standing surface by which said hand tool may be stood with said handle extending substantially vertical.
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A hand tool, comprising:
- a head defining a through opening and a working portion;
- a handle connected to said head at said through opening;
- a plurality of rods extending within said handle and having a first end extending into said through opening, said first ends of said rods each having an engagement portion mounted within said through opening, said plurality of rods each having a second end;
- a first spacer plate defining a plurality of openings, said first spacer plate being mounted on said plurality of rods spaced from said second end;
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- a second spacer plate affixed on ones of said plurality of rods to define a gap between said ones of said rods, said gap defining a lanyard opening of said handle, said second spacer plate being spaced from said first spacer plate;
- wherein said plurality of rods includes six rods disposed in a 2 by 3 arrangement.
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A set of hand tools, comprising:
- plurality of hand tools, each of said hand tools including:
- a head having a through opening and a working face;
- a handle connected to said head at said through opening;
- a plurality of rods extending along and within said handle and into said through opening, said plurality of being secured in said through opening to said head, said plurality of rods in each of said plurality of hand tools including a handle having six rods in a 2 by 3 arrangement;
- said handle of each of said hand tools defining a lanyard opening;
- first and second spacer plates within said handle being mounted on said plurality of rods and defining a space between said spacer plates, said lanyard opening extending through said space between said spacer plates;
- each of said hand tools being distinguished from one another by different respective handle lengths.
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A hammer, comprising:
- a head having a striking face;
- a handle affixed to said head;
- said head including angled deflecting pads adjacent said striking face of said head, said deflecting pads having deflecting faces disposed at an acute angle to a perpendicular to said striking face, at least one of said deflecting pads being disposed on said head at a position to deflect over-strikes from said handle.
A hand tool, comprising:
- a head defining a central recess and a working portion;
- a handle connected to said head at said central recess;
- a plurality of rods extending through said handle and into said central recess of said head, said rods each having an engagement portion at an end of said rods in said central recess to anchor said rods in said head;
- a lanyard plate having a first portion defining a plurality of bores through which respective ones of said plurality of rods extend, said first portion being disposed substantially perpendicular to axes of said plurality of rods, said lanyard plate having a second portion extending substantially parallel to axes of said plurality of rods, said second portion defining a lanyard hole, said first portion of said lanyard plate being connected to said second portion of said lanyard plate at a perimeter of said first portion, said first portion of said lanyard plate being connected to said second portion of said lanyard plate externally of said plurality of rods;
- said handle including an encasing material that encases said plurality of rods and at least said first portion of said lanyard plate.
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A hand tool, comprising:
- a head defining a central recess and a working portion;
- a handle connected to said head at said central recess;
- a plurality of rods extending through said handle and into said central recess of said head, said rods each having an engagement portion at an end of said rods in said central recess to anchor said rods in said head;
- a lanyard plate having a first portion defining a plurality of bores through which respective ones of said plurality of rods extend, said first portion being disposed substantially perpendicular to axes of said plurality of rods, said lanyard plate having a second portion extending substantially parallel to axes of said plurality of rods, said second portion defining a lanyard hole;
- said handle including an encasing material that encases said plurality of rods and at least said first portion of said lanyard plate;
- wherein said lanyard plate includes a third section extending substantially parallel to said plurality of rods and a fourth section extending substantially perpendicular to said plurality of rods, said third and fourth sections being connected between said first and second sections of said lanyard plate.
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A method of making a hand tool, comprising the steps of:
- forming a head having a handle recess and a working face;
- mounting a plurality of rods in said handle recess of said head;
- mounting a plurality of spacer plates on said rods at spaced locations;
- heating said rods;
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- encasing said rods within a handle material while said rods are heated so as to form a handle that encloses said rods and that is mounted to said head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.