Patent Publication Number: US-6338290-B1

Title: Pounding tool

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates generally to a hand tool, and more particularly to a pounding tool. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     As shown in FIG. 1, a pounding tool  50  of the prior art comprises a pounding body  51  and a handle  52  fastened at one end thereof with the pounding body  51 . 
     The pounding body  51  is made of a metal material, whereas the handle  52  is made of a wooden material. The pounding body  51  is provided with a connection hole  511 . The handle  52  is connected at one end thereof with the connection hole  511  of the pounding body  51 . The handle  52  has an upper side  521  and a lower side  522 . The direction formed from the upper side  521  to the lower side  522  is corresponding to the pounding direction of the pounding body  51 . 
     The pounding is carried out with one hand holding the handle  52 . As the pounding body  51  hits an object, a reaction force is transmitted via the handle  52  to the hand holding the handle  52 . The reaction force often causes the paralysis of the hand holding the handle  52  of the pounding tool  50 . 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a pounding tool which is free from the drawback of the prior art pounding tool described above. 
     In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the foregoing objective of the present invention is achieved by a pounding tool comprising a pounding head and a handle fastened at one end thereof with the head. The handle is provided in an upper side thereof and a lower side thereof with a shock-absorbing block which is provided with a plurality of through holes for mitigating the reaction force transmitted to the handle from the pounding head. 
     The objective, features, and functions of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a pounding tool of the prior art. 
     FIG. 2 shows a partial exploded view of a pounding tool of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 shows a side view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention in combination. 
     FIG. 4 shows a cross sectional view of a portion taken along the direction indicated by a line  4 — 4  as shown in FIG.  3 . 
     FIG. 5 shows a side view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 6 shows a cross sectional view of a portion taken along the direction indicated by a line  6 — 6  as shown in FIG.  5 . 
     FIG. 7 shows a side view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 8 shows a cross sectional view of a portion taken along the direction indicated by a line  7 — 7  as shown in FIG.  7 . 
     FIG. 9 shows a side view of a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 10 shows a cross sectional view of a portion taken along the direction indicated by a line  10 — 10  as shown in FIG.  9 . 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     As shown in FIGS. 2-4, a pounding tool  10  of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a pounding body  11 , a handle  12 , and two shock-absorbing blocks  13 . 
     The pounding body  11  is made of a metal material. The handle  12  is made of a wooden material and is inserted at one end thereof into a connection hole  111  of the pounding body  11 . The handle  12  has an upper side  121  and a lower side  122  opposite to the upper side  121 . The direction formed from the upper side  121  to the lower side  122  is corresponding to the pounding direction of the pounding body  11 . The upper side  121  and the lower side  122  of the handle  12  are respectively provided with a slot  123  which is provided in the bottom wall thereof with three fastening holes  124 . 
     The shock-absorbing blocks  13  are corresponding in size and shape to the slot  123  and are respectively provided with bottom side thereof with three fastening pillars  131  corresponding in form and location to the three fastening holes  124  of the slot  123 . Each of the two shock-absorbing blocks  13  is fastened to the handle  12  such that the three fastening pillars  131  are inserted into the three fastening holes  124  of the slot  123  in conjunction with an adhesive. In other words, the upper side  121  and the lower side  122  of the handle  12  are provided with the shock-absorbing block  13 , which is further provided with a plurality of through holes  132  arranged in a row along the longitudinal direction of the shock-absorbing block  13 . The through holes  132  comprise a plurality of oval through holes  132 A and a plurality of round through holes  132 B. The through holes  132  are intended to mitigate the reaction force transmitted to the handle  12  from the pounding body  11 . 
     Now referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, a pounding tool  20  of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided on the handle thereof with two shock-absorbing blocks  21 , with each having a plurality of through holes  211  and semicircular partitions  212 . A pounding tool  30  of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided on the handle thereof with two shock-absorbing blocks  31  which are provided with a plurality of through holes  311  similar in form to the through holes  211  of the second preferred embodiment described above, except that the through holes  311  are in communication with one another, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. A pounding tool  40  of the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided on the handle thereof with two shock-absorbing blocks  41  which are provided with a plurality of through holes  411  and triangular partitions  412 . In other words, the shock-absorbing blocks  41  of the fourth preferred embodiment are similar to the shock-absorbing blocks  21  of the second preferred embodiment, except that the partitions  412  of the fourth preferred embodiment are different in form from the partitions  212  of the second preferred embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.