Patents by Inventor Mark D. Ruggles

Mark D. Ruggles has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090222998
    Abstract: A Combination Hammer and Nail Driver is disclosed. The combination hammer and nail driver provides the benefits of a conventional hammer in addition to the features of a slide hammer (also known as a “pea shooter”). The device resembles a conventional hammer, but be further equipped with an internal bore for housing a slide rod. The hammer has an end cap that retains the slide rod within the internal bore of the hammer. The end of the rod has external threads for engaging the internal threads of a conventional plumb bob. The tip end of the slide rod is magnetized so that a nail will stick to it. Finally, the assembly of the present invention includes a slingshot attachment that can be used to threadedly engage the slide rod to provide another option for driving a nail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Mark D. Ruggles