
A hand operable device for driving fasteners into material, comprising: an elongated barrel having an inner end and an opposite surface contacting end, and a bore extending therethrough an elongated drive rod disposed within the bore in axial alignment therewith for linear, reciprocable movement therein for driving fasteners into material and a handle connected to the drive rod and having an opening through which the hand of the individual can be inserted for grasping and reciprocating the handle thereby transmitting reciprocable motion to the drive rod causing the drive rod to successively strike the fasteners resulting in the fasteners being driven into the material.ħ. Apparatus for driving fasteners into material, comprising: an elongated barrel having an inner end and an opposite surface contact end, and a bore extending through the barrel from the inner end to the surface contact end an elongated drive rod disposed within the barrel for linear reciprocable movement therein in order to successively strike the fasteners and drive the fasteners into the material the drive rod having an inner driving end for striking the fasteners and driving the fasteners into the material and a cylindrical-shaped handle connected to the drive rod and projecting externally to the barrel whereupon manually actuated reciprocable motion of the handle is communicated to the drive rod causing the drive rod to successively strike the fasteners and drive the fasteners into the material.Ħ. The device for driving in nails of claim 3 wherein the handle is cylindrical-shaped and in axial alignment with the drive rod and is graspable by the individual for driving in the nail.ĥ. The device for driving in nails of claim 2 wherein the handle is parallelogram-shaped and defines an opening so that the hand of an individual can be inserted therethrough for grasping and holding the handle while driving in the nail.Ĥ. The device for driving in nails of claim 1 wherein the handle is triangular-shaped and defines an opening so that the hand of an individual can be inserted therethrough for grasping and holding the handle while driving in the nail.ģ. A manually operable device for driving in nails, comprising: an elongated barrel having an inner end and an opposite surface contact end, and a bore extending from the inner end to the surface contact end an elongated drive rod disposed within the barrel and capable of linear reciprocable movement within the bore the drive rod having an interior working end for striking the nail so that the nail can be driven into the material and a hand graspable handle attached to the drive rod and external to the barrel whereupon reciprocable back and forth motion on the handle is transmitted to the drive rod for reciprocating the drive rod and driving the nail into the material.Ģ.
