Patent ID: 7621503

Claim:
A multipurpose hand tool comprising: a head comprising a nail-pulling section, a bridge section and a nail-striking section; a handle; and a shank extending from the bridge section of the head to the handle, the shank having a generally rectangular cross-section with opposed major faces and minor sidewalls extending therebetween; wherein the nail-pulling section defines two tapered claw members extending rearward with a cavity therebetween, the cavity accessible from the rear with an upper and lower slot leading thereto, the cavity for receiving a nail head therein with the upper and lower slots for receiving an elongate nail body therein; wherein the nail pulling section and nail striking section of the head include base surfaces that are substantially flat and aligned in a common plane; and wherein the shank extends generally downward from the bridge section of the head at a direction substantially orthogonal to the common plane of said base surfaces.