Patent ID: 6513604
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B25D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A hammer which comprises:a housing having an aperture therein; a spindle that is located in the housing, and extends out of the housing through the aperture, the spindle being capable of being rotated about its axis to any of a plurality of orientations; a locking ring that is located around the spindle and which can be moved axially along the spindle into and out of engagement with the housing, but cannot rotate about the spindle, so that when the locking ring engages the housing, it prevents the spindle from rotating with respect to the housing; and the hammer additionally comprises a grip ring that is located around the spindle and is rotatable about the axis of the spindle from a first position in which it prevents disengagement of the locking ring from the housing to a second position in which the locking ring is disengaged from the housing, thereby to allow the spindle to rotate with respect to the housing to a different orientation.