Patent ID: 7096761

Claim:
A hand tool comprising: an impact tool head for performing work by impacting a surface; and a handle including a main portion extending in a longitudinal direction between a gripping portion and a tool head supporting portion opposite the gripping portion which supports the impact tool head thereon, the longitudinal direction lying generally in a vertical plane and a horizontal plane in use; the gripping portion being offset at a compound angle inclination in relation to the longitudinal direction of the main portion, the compound angle inclination including a lateral angle deviation from the vertical plane and a vertical angle deviation from the horizontal plane of the longitudinal direction; the tool head supporting portion being offset at an inclination in relation to the longitudinal direction of the main portion including a lateral angle deviation from the vertical plane of the longitudinal direction; and the lateral angle deviation of the gripping portion and the lateral angle deviation of the tool head supporting portion being offset in a same direction relative to the vertical plane.