Patent ID: 6772657
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B25D

Abstract:
A nail-setting claw hammer head, comprising:a main body disposed along and about a horizontal axis, a vertical axis and a transverse axis which intersect one another perpendicularly at a point of intersection to define a center of mass, the main body having a top surface and a rear surface with the rear surface including a nail-head receiving recess formed therein; and a claw connected to the rear surface of the main body at a first end and forming a fulcrum surface with the top surface, the claw curving about the point of intersection and disposed apart from the rear surface, the claw terminating at a second end opposite the first end with a pair of claw sections defining a V-shaped slot therebetween, the nail-head receiving recess being positioned to face the V-shaped slot, wherein the nail-head receiving recess has a curved surface extending into the rear surface of the main body and curving about a conical axis extending generally parallel with the vertical axis and a flat surface intersecting the curved surface and the flat surface is disposed between the curved surface and the point of intersection.