Patent ID: 8205684

Claim:
A tool housing comprising: a body with a head portion extending between a forward end and a rear end and a handle portion depending from the head portion between the forward and rear ends with the head portion and handle portion defining a continuous, uninterrupted inside surface that extends across a junction defined along a plane whereat the handle portion depends from the head portion; and a substantially rigid reinforcing member, having a planar structure with a major surface defining the length and width thereof and a minor surface defining the thickness thereof, the thickness being less than the width and length, positioned with the major surface extending along and parallel to the continuous, uninterrupted inside surface of the body from the head portion to the handle portion such that the reinforcing member bridges the junction at an angle oblique to the junction, wherein the reinforcing member has a dog bone configuration with a narrow middle portion between wider end portions such that the middle portion is in tension while the end portions are in compression.