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US 8,661,944 · App. 13/209,416 · Granted Mar 4, 2014

Nail placement device

Inventor: Duggan Wood (Lubbock, TX)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,661,944
App. No.
13/209,416
Granted
Mar 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a nail placement device that includes an enter rod that allows the device to extend into a confined area wherein the enter rod's diameter forms an indentation on the distal end of the enter rod and a magnetic tip disposed on the distal end of the enter rod that secures a nail to be sunk into a desired surface within the relatively confined area. The device also includes an inner rod that receives the proximal end portion of the enter rod that is weighted that enhances any force utilized to set the nail with the device and an ergonomically designed handle to accommodate the user's fingers and a raised distal end to prevent the user's fingers and grasping hand from sliding off of the handle while utilizing the device.

Claims (11)

1. A nail placement device utilized by a user with a plurality of fingers and a hand to grasp said device, comprising;

an enter rod with a diameter, a distal end, a proximal end portion and a generally elongated shape that allows said device to extend into a confined area wherein said diameter forms an indentation on said distal end of said enter rod;

a magnetic tip made of magnetic material disposed on said distal end of said enter rod that secures a nail to be sunk into a desired surface within said relatively confined area, where the distal end receives and covers a head of the nail;

an inner rod with an outer surface that receives said proximal end portion of said enter rod that is weighted with a weighted material that enhances any force utilized to set said nail with said device; and

an ergonomically designed handled disposed over said outer surface of said inner rod that includes a plurality of inwardly curved indentations to accommodate said user's fingers and a raised distal end to prevent said user's fingers and said grasping hand from sliding off of said handle while utilizing said device.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said enter rod is made of steel.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said enter rod is made of copper.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said enter rod is approximately 26 inches in length and ⅜ths of an inch in diameter.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said weighted material weighs in the range of 12 to 16 ounces.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said handle is made of slip resistant rubber material to further facilitate grasping said device.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said handle is made of slip resistant hard plastic material.

Continuity (1)
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