Patent ID: 7434318
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: E04F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tool, comprising: a blade having a working edge and an attachment edge opposite the working edge, said blade defining a plane; a handle with distal and proximal ends and a body distinct from said proximal end having a generally elliptical shaped cross section and at least one diameter, said proximal end associated with said attachment edge, said handle including at least an inner core and an outer core disposed over at least a portion of said inner core, said inner core connected to said blade; a hammer element secured to said handle inner core and associated with said handle distal end, said hammer element including an external lower edge abutting an outer surface of said outer core and defined by a central segment that is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said handle, and two end segments depending from said central segment that each define an obtuse angle with said outer surface of said outer core for dispersing impact forces acting on said hammer element in at least one of a lateral and an axial direction, and a periphery of said hammer element extending in a radial direction that is generally parallel to said blade plane and that is greater than said at least one diameter of said body, a portion of said periphery having a discontinuous, angled shape; and a first resilient material and a second resilient material each covering at least a portion of said outer core surface, an end of the first resilient material being configured to mate with an end of said second resilient material, said hammer element external lower edge abutting an outer surface of said second resilient material such that said end segments each define an externally visible obtuse angle with said second resilient material outer surface, said second resilient material outer surface configured for being gripped by a user during tool use; wherein said hammer element provides a protective formation for a user's hand when gripping the tool about an adjacent, relatively smaller diameter portion of said body, said hammer element also having end and side impact surfaces for selectively dispersing impact forces in said lateral and axial directions.