Tools – Hammer – Having replaceable striking face
Reexamination Certificate
2002-04-26
2003-12-02
Wilson, Lee D. (Department: 3723)
Tools
Hammer
Having replaceable striking face
C081S020000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06655236
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a multi-functional hammer and more particularly pertains to a new hammer device with interchangeable head members for providing one hammer which can be used to perform multiple functions.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of a multi-functional hammer is known in the prior art. More specifically, a multi-functional hammer heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 3,821,973; U.S. Pat. No. 3,721,282; U.S. Pat. No. 5,216,939; U.S. Pat. No. 3,185,146; U.S. Pat. No. 5,526,719; U.S. Pat. No. 4,183,385; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 303,208.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new hammer device with interchangeable head members. The inventive device includes a hammer assembly including an elongate handle member and a head member being attached to a top of the handle member; and also includes a plurality of striking members being removably attached to the head member of the hammer assembly; and further includes a plurality of washers being stored in the handle member and being removably mounted to the head member of the hammer assembly.
In these respects, the hammer device with interchangeable head members according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of providing one hammer which can be used to perform multiple functions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of multi-functional hammer now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new hammer device with interchangeable head members construction wherein the same can be utilized for providing one hammer which can be used to perform multiple functions.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members which has many of the advantages of the multi-functional hammer mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new hammer device with interchangeable head members which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art multi-functional hammer, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a hammer assembly including an elongate handle member and a head member being attached to a top of the handle member; and also includes a plurality of striking members being removably attached to the head member of the hammer assembly; and further includes a plurality of washers being stored in the handle member and being removably mounted to the head member of the hammer assembly.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members which has many of the advantages of the multi-functional hammer mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new hammer device with interchangeable head members which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art multi-functional hammer, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such hammer device with interchangeable head members economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members for providing one hammer which can be used to perform multiple functions.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members which includes a hammer assembly including an elongate handle member and a head member being attached to a top of the handle member; and also includes a plurality of striking members being removably attached to the head member of the hammer assembly; and further includes a plurality of washers being stored in the handle Member and being removably mounted to the head member of the hammer assembly.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members that is easy and convenient to use.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new hammer device with interchangeable head members that allows the user to do various types of tasks with just one hammer.
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Slack Terry J.
Slack Tom R.
Thomas David B.
Wilson Lee D.
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