TODAY’S PATENT – SWIVELED AXE AND HATCHET

The Swiveled Axe and Hatchet was invented Curtis L. Bellegante (Charleston, SC) on the 16^th of November, 1993, bearing patent number US5261164A.      

The present invention pertains to striking instruments, such as axes and sledge hammers, and more particularly relates to a striking instrument having a pivoted striking member which is attachable and detachable to a main shaft. The object of the present invention is to provide a striking device which imparts a greater striking force than typical axes and hammers. Another object of the present invention is to provide a striking device which has a detachable swivel shaft which can be used as a hatchet. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a pivotally connected striking member which will not reverse momentum upon impact with an object.