Patent ID: 7111824

Claim:
A combination of a claw hammer and a tool for use therewith in removing nails comprising: a claw hammer having: a shank and a generally T-shaped hammer head having a shank engaging portion defining a leg of the T-shape end in engagement with the shank; a striker body on one side of the T-shape having an end striker face generally at right angles to a striker axis which is at right angles to the shank and a peripheral surface surrounding the striker axis; and a claw body on a side of said T-shape opposite to said striker body including a pair of claw fingers projecting away from the shank defining a slot therebetween for receiving and grasping a nail head of a nail in a surface for removal; and a tool having: an integral tool body having a mounting portion, a support portion and a surface engaging portion; the mounting portion defining a member shaped to engage the striker body so as to be supported on the striker body by the engagement between the striker body and the mounting portion; the support portion extending outwardly to one side of the mounting portion generally at right angles to the striker axis and in a direction opposite to the shank; the surface engaging portion being mounted on an end of the support portion remote from the mounting portion and providing a curved fulcrum surface for resting on an element from which the nail is to be pulled with the shank lying in a plane at right angles to the element; the curved fulcrum surface being curved in a direction to roll over the element as the tool is pivoted relative to the element in said plane about an axis at right angles to the striker axis and at right angles to the shank; the surface engaging portion including an anvil surface at one end and a second claw body at an opposed end, said second claw body including a second pair of claw fingers projecting away from the anvil surface and defining a slot therebetween for receiving and grasping a nail head of a nail.