US 12,465,792 B2
Impact tools
David Krueger, Sylvania, OH (US); and Robert Jacksy, Maumee, OH (US)
Assigned to Uniqative LLC, Sylvania, OH (US)
Filed by Uniqative LLC, Sylvania, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/425,446.
Application 18/425,446 is a continuation of application No. 18/135,216, filed on Apr. 17, 2023, granted, now 11,883,691.
Application 18/135,216 is a continuation of application No. 17/975,741, filed on Oct. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,628,317, issued on Apr. 18, 2023.
Application 17/975,741 is a continuation of application No. 16/834,034, filed on Mar. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,583,705, issued on Feb. 21, 2023.
Application 16/834,034 is a continuation of application No. 15/919,907, filed on Mar. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,603,525, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/473,776, filed on Mar. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0245938 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A62B 3/00 (2006.01); B26F 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 3/00 (2013.01) [A62B 3/005 (2013.01); B26F 3/00 (2013.01); Y10T 225/30 (2015.04)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A throwable impact tool comprising:
a core having a radius, a center, a central lengthwise axis, a first side, and a second side opposably facing the first side relative to the central lengthwise axis, the radius being less than 2.5 inches; and
a plurality of projections, each projection of the plurality of projections extending from the core and having a first end, a second end, a length extending from the first end to the second end, and a solid cross-sectional shape, each projection of the plurality of projections tapering from the first end to the second end, the plurality of projections configured on the core such that a first projection and a second projection are disposed on the first side of the core and intersect a first hypothetical plane and a third projection and a fourth projection are disposed on the second side of the core and intersect a second hypothetical plane that is different than the first hypothetical plane, each of the first hypothetical plane and the second hypothetical plane being free of contact with the core and disposed a distance from the center of the core that is greater than the radius of the core and less than a sum of the radius of the core and the length of a projection of the plurality of projections, the first projection and the second projection positioned such that the first projection is disposed on a cross-section taken along the central lengthwise axis of the core and the second projection is not disposed on the cross-section taken along the central lengthwise axis of the core;
wherein the plurality of projections includes more than fifteen projections; and
wherein the core and each projection of the plurality of projections are formed of steel.