Abstract: A nail holding accessory for a hammer includes a body member having an upstanding pair of gripping fingers formed at a forward end thereof and an arcuate surface defined at a rearward end thereof. The pair of gripping fingers establish therebetween an open-ended slot for receiving and retaining a nail forwardly of a striking face of the hammer. An elastomeric band having a portion connected to the body member forwardly of the arcuate surface and a remaining portion adapted to encompass a transverse exterior section of the hammer rearwardly of the striking face thereof is provided for coupling the body member to the hammer such that the pair of gripping fingers are positioned forwardly of the striking face of the hammer. Rebound of the hammer away from a nail initially driven into a wooden board or like workpiece causes the gripping fingers to exert a pivot force on the body member thereby responsively pivoting the gripping fingers away from the striking face of the hammer to release the nail.

Abstract: An adjustable fulcrum hammer with a handle having a grip at one end, a head fixed about the other end, a fulcrum rod extending into the hollow interior of the handle through a bore in the head, an elastomeric member on the end of the rod remote from the head for contacting a fulcrum surface, a set screw extending the handle between its ends for locking the fulcrum rod in any desired position and a spring mounted within the handle for urging the rod outward. In another embodiment of the present invention, a locking mechanism is integrally provided by cooperating threads which disengage and allow for reciprocable movement when the fulcrum member is rotated a quarter-turn.