Abstract: A hammer formed of a solid metal body of uniform thickness having a working end and a mounting end is reinforced by an increase in cross-sectional surface area at the mounting end, and provided with a channel around the mounting end and along the walls, relieved toward the longitudinal axis of the hammer, which connect the ends, both the relievement and the channel reducing the weight of the hammer remote from the working end to locate the center of mass closer to the working end.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 9, 1978
Date of Patent:
February 27, 1979
Assignee:
Adirondack Steel Specialties, a division of Adirondack Steel Casting Co., Inc.