Patent ID: 7249541

Claim:
An attachment for use with an unmodified nonmetal-handled hammer that allows the starting of a fastener, including a nail, a screw, a tack, and a staple, in a work piece, and allows the continuation of driving in said fastener with the bare striking face of said hammer with said attachment still attached, with the use of only one hand, said attachment being attached to said hammer adjacent to the head of said hammer, said attachment comprising: a. a body having a first surface sized to fit about at least a portion of the region of said head of said hammer where the neck and throat join the poll and a second surface sized to fit about at least a portion of the region of said head of said hammer where the upper portion of the neck and throat join the rest of the hammer head said body located external of any part of said striking face, and having at least one face located to the side of said poll and external of any part of said striking face, said at least one face having at least one fastener-receiving region that receives said fastener with its shank parallel to the axis of said poll, and at least one fastener-holding apparatus located to the side of said poll, external to any part of said striking face and that holds said shank parallel to the axis of said poll, and b. at least one attaching mechanism located around said throat and external of any part of said striking face, whereby said body can be attached to, and unattached from, said unmodified hammer with the use of only one hand.