Patent ID: 6474198
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B21D,B25B,B25D

Abstract:
A slide hammer comprising:a guide sleeve having a distal end and a proximal end, said guide sleeve further having an inner surface defining a longitudinal passageway therein, and a distal stop positioned at said distal end; an impact head slidably secured within said longitudinal passageway of said guide sleeve, said impact head having a proximal end which remains within said longitudinal passageway, and a distal end including an impact extension which extends beyond said distal end of said guide sleeve, said impact head being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the extended position being limited by said distal stop of said guide sleeve; a plunger inserted through said proximal end of said guide sleeve and into said longitudinal passageway, said plunger having a proximal end which extends proximally beyond said proximal end of said guide sleeve, said guide sleeve and said plunger extending along a longitudinal axis of said slide hammer, said plunger being slidable within said longitudinal passageway for selective contact with said proximal end of said impact head, wherein the contact between said plunger and said impact head result in a force transmitted to said distal end of said impact head; and a proximal stop formed in said guide sleeve which limits the proximal travel of said impact head within said longitudinal passageway, and defmes the limit of the retracted position; a removable tip attached to said distal end of said impact head, said removable tip including a shank having diverging sides as said shank extends in a distal direction away from said impact head, said shank further having a thickness which converges as said shank extends in the distal direction.