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Class 81/24 - Magnetic


Subclass of Class 81 - Tools
Definition: Hammer wherein the holding means includes a member possessing
No. of patents: 31
Last issue date: 05/13/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7371955Drum tuning key
A drum tuning key comprises a handle portion, a barrel portion defining an axis connected to the handle portion, the barrel portion having internal walls defining a cavity extending inwardly along the axis from an end of the barrel portion, the cavity being square i...
05/13/2008
7249541One-hand fastener-starting hammer attachment
This tested invention, for use with an unmodified hammer (402), is a simple attachment (31) whose fastener-receiving region (57), and fastener-holding apparatus (54), along with a magnetism and support extender (542), allow safe, o...
07/31/2007
7168339Dual headed hammer
A dual headed hammer is a hammer with special features for framing and finishing applications. A first head of the hammer has a smaller head and face for finish carpentry applications, and may have a gridded-face to prevent nail slippage. A nail-extractor is located...
01/30/2007
7080577Marker tag for tree trunks and an applicator hammer for the application of same to tree trunks
A marker tag for tree trunks is provided with a flat element bearing indicia adapted to clip onto an applicator hammer. A nail extends perpendicularly through the flat element and is able to slide in a passage opening in the flat element preferably subject to the ac...
07/25/2006
7062809Magnetic roofing hatchet
A roofing hatchet having a magnetic striking face is hereby disclosed. A unique shouldered cap housing the magnet dampens the forces transferred from the striking by transferring the force directly to the hatchet head, bypassing the magnet, thereby preventing demagn...
06/20/2006
6959465Hammer
The invention is a magnetized tool for holding or retrieving nails. This is shown as a hammer having a magnet which may be on a removable cover or an extendable arm, mounted within the shaft or adjacent to the shaft of a hammer on the removable cover. The magnet is ...
11/01/2005
6571666Hammer loadable with different sizes of nails
Hammer loadable with different sizes of nails, including an adjustment member manually rotatably disposed on the hammerhead. A predetermined number of loading positions are formed on the adjustment member at intervals for loading a nail therein. The loadi...
06/03/2003
6405617Magnetic hammer
A magnetic hammer for use as a hammer and as an object retrieval device is disclosed. The magnetic hammer includes a hammerhead, a handle and a magnetic material. The hammerhead has a cavity therein that is formed to accept the handle. In addition, the ca...
06/18/2002
6392517Magnetic retrieval tool with increased flux
A magnetic retrieval tool, includes a magnet holder having a cylindrical wall having a rear portion and a front portion, the wall defining a space for holding a magnet, the wall decreasing in thickness from the rear portion toward the front portion, and a...
05/21/2002
6339974Carpenter hammer
A hammerhead made of tool steel and having in combination a pair of asymmetric claws and a magnetic nail holder, the holder being in the form of a T-shaped notch and a permanent magnet having a very high field intensity as compared to the conventional per...
01/22/2002
6339858Hammer with holder
A hammer tool that has a handle member with grip and head ends. The head end includes a head assembly mounted thereon at an angle to give a user sufficient clearance for his/her hand grip when using the claw assembly built-in in the face. A blade assembly...
01/22/2002
6301996Nail-starting hammer head
An improved hammer head structure with integral nail-starting feature. The nail-starting feature is accomplished by a nail head seat horizontally forged, bored or otherwise machined into the neck of the hammer head parallel to and beneath the poll. The na...
10/16/2001
6282988Retrofittable device to render a hammer head magnetic
An attachment is retrofittably attachable (and detachable) to a conventional hammer to render the hammer head magnetic for purposes of starting a metallic fastener such as a nail. The attachment includes a cup-like housing within which is disposed a magne...
09/04/2001
6192539Hammer with holder
A hammer tool that has a handle member with grip and head ends. The head end includes a head assembly mounted thereon at an angle to give a user sufficient clearance for his/her hand grip when using the claw assembly built-in in the face. A blade assembly...
02/27/2001
6062108Magnetic hammer
A magnetic hammer includes an elongated handle having an upper end and a lower end with a hammer head mounted to the upper end. The hammer head includes a nail engaging portion having a bore therein for removably receiving an electromagnetic insert. A swi...
05/16/2000
5988020Hammerhead
A hammerhead used for magnetically holding different sizes and lengths of nails. Also, the hammerhead can be used for holding tacks, brads and other types of fasteners. The hammerhead is used to start the initial driving of a nail into a nail receiving su...
11/23/1999
5945901Magnetic head for magnetic pick-up tool
A magnet head for a magnetic pick-up tool includes a magnet having a pick-up surface and a sleeve member having an open end and being slidably positioned over the magnet with the pick-up surface exposed through the open end, the sleeve member being made o...
08/31/1999
5178048Magnetic fastener retainer
Fastener drivers are modified by fastening a flexible strap of magnetic material adjacent the driving end of the tool. The fastener is retained on the tool by the magnetic force provided by the strap thus freeing the hands of the user. The strap may be co...
01/12/1993
5029496Flexible head hammer
A hammer, for use in absorbing some of the reaction force upon impact, is provided. This hammer included a head and a handle and a connector therebetween. The connector has a hinge and has a spring member. The hinge has a pair of spaced plates fixedly con...
07/09/1991
5000064Magnetic tacking hammer handle
A hammer with a nonmagnetic handle has a head on one end of the handle and a magnet permanently embedded in a lower end portion of the handle opposite the head. The magnet is disposed in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The magne...
03/19/1991
4944203Drywall hammer and magnetic handle
A drywall hammer utilizing a beveled first end and a blunt second end formed on the head of the hammer is provided at an angulation relative to the axis of the handle to protect an individual's hand when utilizing the hammer. Furthermore, the handle is pr...
07/31/1990
4796495Magazine hammer
The magazine hammer has a hammer head (1) and a hammer shaft (2) running transversely to the latter. A guide channel (3) for guiding nails (4) from a nail magazine (5) runs in the longitudinal direction of the hammer shaft (2). The guide channel (3), in i...
01/10/1989
4753138Magnetic hammer handle cap
A handle cap designed for use on a tool handle is disclosed. The handle cap has a cavity which forms an annular rim portion and an inner face. The annular rim portion of the cap is sleeved over an end of the tool handle so that the tool handle protrudes i...
06/28/1988
4610188Magnetic driving tool
A tool for driving metallic fasteners which includes a magnetic driving head defined by partially separated segments of opposite polarity which are spaced from one another along a portion of their width, but which are integrally connected by an integrally...
09/09/1986
4520997Model construction tool
A model construction tool for use with pins of the type used in model construction comprising a rigid body having opposite ends and a hammer surface at one of the ends adapted for pounding the pins into a surface. The body has a generally annular flange a...
06/04/1985
4465115Hammerhead
An improved hammerhead is disclosed characterized by nail retaining means for facilitating initial driving of the nail without the requirement of holding the nail in the hand of a user. The nail retaining means incorporates an elongate recess sized to rec...
08/14/1984
4448230Nail holding hammer
The invention relates to nail holding hammers and utilizes a socket formed in the hammer head adjacent the nail driving surface for receiving the headed end of a nail. A magnet within the socket retains the nail therein, and spaced lugs formed on the head...
05/15/1984
4340101Nailing tool
A nailing tool in the form of a hammer is provided to enable a number of nails to be knocked successively into workpieces by single-handed operation. The tool comprises a cavity in the handle of the hammer forming the nail magazine, followed by a passage ...
07/20/1982
4291736Magnetic hammer
A magnetic hammer having a handle and a hammer body coupled to the handle includes a cylindrical magnetic insert having first and second ends with the magnetic poles of the insert being aligned with the central axis of the insert. A cylindrical retainer h...
09/29/1981
4073327Magnetic head hammer
A more or less conventional claw hammer is equipped with a special magnetic insert in its head for convenience in picking up nails and tacks prior to driving with the hammer. The special magnetic insert is comprised of high carbon hardened steel which is ...
02/14/1978
3987828Hammer
An improved hammer for releasably holding a nail during the initial nail driving operation and providing auxiliary driving means during the nail setting operation including a preliminary driving face with associated magnetic means for releasably holding t...
10/26/1976
 
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