Large strike face hammer

1. A hammer comprising:

a handle, the handle having a bottom end and an upper portion; and

a head disposed on the upper portion of the handle, the head having a strike surface at one end thereof;

wherein the head including a bell and a chamfer disposed along edges of the strike surface,

wherein the bell tapers so as to be reducing in diameter as it extends away from the chamfer,

wherein an uppermost surface of the bell extends higher than a top central surface of the head.

2. The hammer of claim 1 , wherein the bell is devoid of a cylindrically shaped structure, and wherein the tapered portion of the bell adjoins the chamfer.

3. The hammer of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the overall length dimension of the hammer measured in inches to the surface area of the strike surface of the head measured in square inches is less than 11.0.

4. The hammer of claim 3 , wherein the ratio is between 10.0 and 8.8.

5. The hammer of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced recesses located adjacent to but spaced from the striking surface of the head.

6. The hammer of claim 1 , wherein the head is integrally formed with the upper portion of the handle.

7. The hammer of claim 1 , wherein the head is mounted on the upper portion of the handle by inserting the upper portion of the handle into a portion of the head of the hammer.

8. The hammer of claim 1 , wherein the uppermost surface of the bell lies on an axis perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the hammer.

9. The hammer of claim 1 , wherein the uppermost surface of the bell is at a distance higher than the top central surface of the head.

10. The hammer of claim 1 , wherein the uppermost surface of the bell is the major diameter of the bell.