Patent ID: 8534643

Claim:
A hammer comprising: a handle having a bottom end and an upper end, the handle comprising a steel core portion and a manually engageable grip portion surrounding a part of the steel core portion, the grip portion comprising an elastomeric material, a rubber based material, or a plastic based material; and a steel head disposed on the upper end of the handle, the head having a steel bell portion and a steel claw portion, wherein a bell portion axis extends centrally through the bell portion, wherein a longitudinal axis of the hammer extends longitudinally through the handle, wherein the hammer has a first thickness defined as a maximum side-to-side thickness within a portion of the hammer disposed between: (a) an upper boundary defined by the bell portion axis, (b) a lower boundary disposed 60 mm below the bell portion axis, (c) a forward boundary disposed 5 mm forward of the longitudinal axis, and (d) a rearward boundary disposed 25 mm rearward of the longitudinal axis, wherein the hammer has a claw thickness defined as a maximum side-to-side thickness of the hammer within a portion of the hammer disposed above the bell portion axis and between a forward boundary disposed 5 mm forward of the longitudinal axis and a rearward boundary disposed 25 mm rearward of the longitudinal axis, and a ratio of the claw thickness to the first thickness is larger than 2.8.