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US 8,387,486 B2Granted
Striking tool
AssigneePull'r Holding Company, LLC
InventorJared W. Hanlon
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Abstract
A hammer that that reduces vibration and provides advantageous balance and mass distribution having a handle portion comprising an I-shape sectional profile and a head comprising a cavity formed therethrough. The hammer may further comprise various nail or other fastener removal structures, such as a claw, slots, notches, or the like. The hammer may further include a nail-starter with magnetic nail retention.
Claims19
A striking tool for at least one of driving and removing a nail having a nail head and a nail shaft, the tool comprising:
- a handle portion adapted to be removably received by a user having a first end and a second end;
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- a head connected to a first end of said handle portion;
- wherein a region of the head defines a cavity extending transversely through the head, the head further comprises a striking surface adapted to hit a target at a first end of the head;
- and the head further defines a plurality of beams extending over a surface of the head wherein said beams extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the striking surface of the head in order to absorb force which in the absence of said beams would be transmitted to the handle portion;
- wherein the striking surface includes a plurality of teeth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.