Patent ID: 6336380
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: B25G

Abstract:
A pounding tool comprising:a pounding body having a pounding head; a handle fastened at one end thereof with said pounding body so that an axis of the pounding head is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the handle; the handle having a top side and a bottom side; wherein a distance between the top side and the bottom side which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle is also parallel to the axis of the pounding head; a protective jacket fitted over said handle to facilitate the gripping of the handle; the protective jacket having a first plurality of through holes located above the top side of the handle and a second plurality of through holes located below the bottom side of the handle; and wherein each of the first and second plurality of through holes has an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle and parallel respectively to the top side and the bottom side of the handle so that the through holes open on opposite sides of the protective jacket.