US Patent Issued on July 21 for "Hammer with linearly adjustable claw" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,107, issued on July 21.

"Hammer with linearly adjustable claw" was invented by Scott L. Smith (Saint Johns, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hammer includes a handle, a head assembly affixed to the handle, and a claw assembly slidably disposed on the handle. The handle includes apertures interspaced linearly along the length of the handle. The head assembly includes a throat and a striking face. The claw assembly includes a claw, an annular sleeve slidably disposed around the handle for enabling linear adjustment of the claw assembly along the length of the handle, and a ratcheting lever coupled to the sleeve for adjusting the p...