Patent ID: 6301996
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B25D

Abstract:
In a hammer head comprising an integral neck, claw and striking poll, an integral nail-starting feature, comprising:a nail head seat formed in the neck of the hammer head and open outward beneath said poll, said nail head seat being formed with conically-tapered walls to accommodate a range of nail types and sizes and to reduce shifting of a nail head;a nail-holding device secured to the poll of the hammer head and extending a nail-engaging member downward beneath the poll for supporting the length of said nail;a pair of opposing lobes flanking said nail-holding device and providing an elongate channel for support and protection of said nail;whereby said nail may be loaded from beneath the poll and lodged in a crook of the hammer neck supported by said nail-holding device between the pair of opposing lobes, thereby providing a nail-starting feature that is substantially self-releasing after an initial nail-setting strike.