End of sledge hammer handle

- Snap-on Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the end of a sledge hammer handle, showing our new design, wherein the broken line showing of the sledge hammer is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the end of the sledge hammer handle, the bottom plan view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a side view of one side of the end of the sledge hammer handle, the other side being identical;

FIG. 4 is an end view of the butt end of the sledge hammer handle;

FIG. 5 is a view in section taken along the line 5--5 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D267306 December 21, 1982 Hyggen
D267468 January 4, 1983 Simms
D280971 October 15, 1985 Newton
D329796 September 29, 1992 Olson et al.
D340177 October 12, 1993 Key
D342358 December 14, 1993 Castro et al.
710615 October 1902 Robertson
2754863 July 1956 Yearley
3385334 May 1968 Clay
4039012 August 2, 1977 Cook
Other references
  • Simmons Hardware Company Catalog, 1930, pp. 256-258, Tool Handles. Special Projects catalog, 1994, p. 4, Special Forces Shovel. Stanley Tools Catalog 1973-74, pp. 22, 25-32 Handles and Hammer Handles. Photograph of an end of sledge hammer handle by Trusty-Cook, Inc.
Patent History
Patent number: D367416
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 13, 1994
Date of Patent: Feb 27, 1996
Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated (Kenosha, WI)
Inventors: Eric T. Gustafson (Kenosha, WI), Christopher D. Thompson (Milwaukee, WI)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Philip Hyder
Law Firm: Emrich & Dithmar
Application Number: 0/24,453
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/80; D8/107