Patent ID: 7665390
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: B25D,B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hand-held striking tool comprising: a head having a striking surface; and a handle coupled to the head, the handle being constructed of a substantially resilient material and having a first end proximate the head, a free second end, and at least one discontinuous region positioned between the first end and the free second end, the at least one discontinuous region providing a spring action upon striking an object with the striking surface of the head, said at least one discontinuous region being divided into two elongated non-parallel regions separated by a curved region, wherein the curved region is substantially U-shaped, said two elongated regions extending at an acute angle with respect to each other, one of the two elongated regions having a central longitudinal axis centrally extending along the one elongated region terminating in the head, the other of the two elongated regions terminating in the free second end, the free second end being located between the first end and the curved region relative to said central longitudinal axis while being spaced from the one elongated region, the striking surface of the head being on one side of the central longitudinal axis and the other of the two elongated regions being on an opposite side of the central longitudinal axis, the other elongated region defining a hand grip portion of the handle within a grasping region.