Patent ID: 6189415
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A device for providing proper clearance when driving a nail having a head into a surface, comprising:a) a handle for holding in a hand of a user;b) a blade extending rotatably from, and being replaceably attached to, said handle for capturing the nail between the head of the nail and the surface when the nail is being driven into the surface, and when the nail is driven into the surface, said blade providing the proper clearance; andc) an anvil disposed on said handle, opposing said blade, for being hit sideways to free said blade from between the head of the nail and the surface after the nail has been driven into the surface, wherein said handle is slender, elongated, and has:A) a proximal end that is flat for holding in the hand of the user; andB) a distal end that is flat and bent upwardly from said proximal end of said handle, towards said anvil, and has:i) a surface-facing surface; andii) a non-surface-facing surface, wherein said blade is a planar plate, and has:I) a proximal end;II) a distal end;III) a surface-facing surface; andIV) a non-surface-facing surface, wherein said proximal end of said blade is rotatably and replaceable attached to said distal end of said handle, with said non-surface-facing surface of said blade abutting said surface-facing surface of said distal end of said handle.