A LIGHT-WEIGHT STRIKING TOOL

• Main Author: MARTINEZ, MARK, R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 02.07.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HAND TOOLS; MANIPULATORS; PERCUSSIVE TOOLS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING

The present invention relates to a light-weight hand-held striking tool, in particular a claw hammer, commonly used as third-class levers used to provide a striking force to accomplish tasks such as driving a nail into a piece of wood, bending or forming metal, breaking a rock, and other similar tasks. The hammer (11) has a head (13) made of titanium, and the head has an eye (15) for accommodating a handle (17) which may be made of a number of materials such as wood or a polymer. The head of the hammer has a claw end (19) and a striking head (21). Head (13) may be made by investment casting or forging. La presente invencion se refiere a una herramienta percutora manual de peso ligero, en particular, a un martillo de orejas, por lo regular utilizado como palancas de tercera clase para proporcionar una fuerza de percusion para realizar tareas como introducir un clavo en un trozo de madera, doblar o conformar metales, romper una piedra y otras actividades similares. El martillo (11) tiene una cabeza (13) fabricada de titanio, y la cabeza tiene un ojo (15) para alojar un mango (17) que puede fabricarse de diversos materiales como madera o polimero. La cabeza del martillo tiene un extremo con orejas (19) y una cabeza percutora (21). La cabeza (13) puede fabricarse por colado invertido o mediante forja.