Granted Patent B2

US 12,186,759 · App. 18/537,118 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventor: Seth Paul (Bettendorf, IA)

Assignee: Genesis III, Inc.

B02C13/28B02C13/04

Abstract

Claims (59)

1. A hammer comprising:

a. a connection portion;

b. a contact portion;

c. a neck connecting said contact portion to said connection portion;

d. a connection aperture formed in said connection portion and defining a connection aperture diameter;

e. a first tab extending into said connection aperture;

f. a second tab extending into said connection aperture, wherein said first tab and second tab define a tab radial diameter; and,

g. a relief cavity intersecting said connection aperture wherein said connection aperture diameter is greater than said tab radial diameter.

2. The hammer according to claim 1 wherein said first and second tabs are further defined as symmetrically positioned with respect to a vertical line bisecting said connection aperture.

3. The hammer according to claim 2 wherein said first and second tabs are further defined as asymmetrically positioned with respect to a horizontal line bisecting said connection aperture.

4. The hammer according to claim 3 further comprising a shoulder surrounding a portion of said connection aperture.

5. The hammer according to claim 1 further comprising a welded edge at said contact portion.

6. The hammer according to claim 5 further comprising a shoulder surrounding a portion of said connection aperture.

7. A hammer cluster comprising:

a. a first hammer, said first hammer comprising:

i. a connection portion;

ii. a contact portion;

iii. a neck connecting said contact portion to said connection portion;

iv. a connection aperture formed in said connection portion;

v. a first tab extending into said connection aperture; and,

vi. a second tab extending into said connection aperture;

b. a second hammer, said second hammer comprising:

i. a connection portion;

ii. a contact portion;

iii. a neck connecting said contact portion to said connection portion;

iv. a connection aperture formed in said connection portion;

v. a first tab extending into said connection aperture; and,

vi. a second tab extending into said connection aperture;

c. a curved collar positioned in said connection aperture of said first hammer and said connection aperture of said second hammer, wherein said curved collar includes a first collar edge engaged with said first tabs of said first and second hammers and a second collar edge engaged with said second tabs of said first and second hammers, and wherein an outer surface of said curved collar abuts an inner surface of said connection apertures of said first and second hammers wherein said outer surface of said curved collar and said inner surface of said connection apertures of said first and second hammers are non-curved in the distal dimension.

8. The hammer cluster according to claim 7 further comprising an annular spacer positioned between said connection portion of said first hammer and said connection portion of said second hammer.

9. The hammer cluster according to claim 8 wherein a periphery of said spacer is greater than a periphery of said connection aperture of said first hammer and a periphery of said connection aperture of said second hammer.

10. The hammer cluster according to claim 9 wherein said periphery of said spacer is greater than an outer diameter of said collar.

11. The hammer cluster according to claim 10 further comprising a spacer cavity positioned on a radially interior surface of said spacer.

12. The hammer cluster according to claim 7 wherein said first and second tabs of said first hammer are further defined as symmetrically positioned with respect to a vertical line bisecting said connection aperture of said first hammer.

13. The hammer cluster according to claim 12 wherein said first and second tabs of said first hammer are further defined as asymmetrically positioned with respect to a horizontal line bisecting said connection aperture of said first hammer.

14. The hammer cluster according to claim 13 wherein said first hammer further comprises a shoulder surrounding a portion of said connection aperture of said first hammer.

15. The hammer cluster according to claim 14 wherein said shoulder is further defined as being configured to increase a thickness of said connection portion of said first hammer where said shoulder is positioned.

16. The hammer cluster according to claim 7 wherein said first hammer further comprises a relief cavity intersecting said connection aperture of said first hammer.

17. The hammer cluster according to claim 7 wherein said first hammer contact end has a welded edge.

18. A method of securing a rotational position of a first hammer with a rotational position of a second hammer, said method comprising the steps of:

a. engaging the first hammer with a curved collar, said first hammer comprising:

i. a connection portion;

ii. a contact portion;

iii. a neck connecting said contact portion to said connection portion;

iv. a connection aperture formed in said connection portion;

v. a first tab extending into said connection aperture; and,

vi. a second tab extending into said connection aperture, wherein said first and second tabs are symmetrically positioned with respect to a vertical line bisecting said connection aperture;

b. engaging the second hammer with said curved collar, said second hammer comprising:

i. a connection portion;

ii. a contact portion;

iii. a neck connecting said contact portion to said connection portion;

iv. a connection aperture formed in said connection portion;

v. a first tab extending into said connection aperture; and,

vi. a second tab extending into said connection aperture, wherein said first and second tabs are symmetrically positioned with respect to a vertical line bisecting said connection aperture;

c. wherein said curved collar is positioned in said connection aperture of said first hammer and said connection aperture of said second hammer, wherein said curved collar includes a first collar edge engaged with said first tabs of said first and second hammers and a second collar edge engaged with said second tabs of said first and second hammers, and wherein said outer surface of said curved collar and said inner surface of said connection apertures of said first and second hammers are non-curved in the distal dimension.

19. The method according to claim 18 further comprising the step of positioning a spacer between said first hammer and said second hammer.

20. The method according to claim 19 wherein a periphery of said spacer is further defined as greater than a periphery of said connection aperture of said first hammer and a periphery of said connection aperture of said second hammer.

21. The method according to claim 20 wherein said periphery of said spacer is further defined as greater than an outer diameter of said collar.

22. The method according to claim 18 further comprising the step of adding a welded edge to said first hammer contact end.

Continuity (3)

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