Adjustable weight striking device
US11097438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25D2250/391
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Adjustable weight striking device can be selectively loaded with weighting material to temporarily increase striking force during use and unloaded to reduce weight while carrying. The tool has body made of low density material and working end for striking tool, handle extending from the body made of low density material, striking tool at working end, and apparatus for holding weighting material adjacent to the body. The weight holding apparatus can be platform with straps or other securing feature for temporarily holding weighting material and/or an interior chamber within the body for receiving weighting material. Weighting material can be sand, water, dirt, gravel, rock, or metal and can temporarily increase the weight of the striking tool by 50%, 100%, 200% 250%, 300%, 400%, 500% or more depending on volume and/or density of weighting material as compared to striking device.
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