Snap-on Inc.

Allen M Hutchison

Jonathan I Andersen

Benjamin T Schulz

Marco E DeVecchis

William J Powell

A dead blow slide hammer body with a through bore that receives and slides on a shaft. The hammer body includes one-or-more internal longitudinal cavities, lateral to the through bore, filled with a dampening material. When the hammer body sliding on the shaft strikes a slide stop, the dampening material creates a 'dead blow' effect, increasing the duration of impact, while insulating a user from the shock.

Dead blow slide hammer

An adapter for a bearing race and seal driver tool that allows the tool to be used in hard to reach applications. The adapter connects to a driver and a handle at a non-zero angle, for example a right angle, to allow the adapter to be struck at a face of the adapter rather than the handle to be struck at an end of the handle. A pocket is included at one or more connection points between the adapter and the handle or driver to resist rotational movement of the handle or driver.

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Beach Park, IL, United States of America

Allen M Hutchison