Adjustable lightweight camping mallet

摘要

Adjustable weight camping mallet having a hollow head with interior chamber and access opening that can be selectively covered and uncovered. When uncovered, the access opening permits insertion of weighting material into the interior chamber to increase weight of the mallet head. Covering the access opening retains the weighting material within the interior chamber. The adjustable weight mallet has minimal weight, such as while backpacking, when the interior chamber is empty. When the mallet head is filled with weighting material (e.g., sand, water, wet sand, dirt, wet dirt, rocks, lead fishing sinkers, pocket knife, batteries, or combinations thereof), the weight can be increased by more than 50%, 100%, 200% or 300% depending on the volume and/or density of weighting material.

主权项

1. An adjustable weight camping mallet, comprising:
an elongate handle formed entirely of one or more materials having a specific gravity of less than about 4.5 g/cc having a first longitudinal axis and configured to be grasped by a user; and a mallet head attached to a distal end of the elongate handle and having a second longitudinal axis oriented laterally relative to the first longitudinal axis, the mallet head including:
an outer wall formed entirely of one or more materials having a specific gravity of less than about 4.5 g/cc and providing an interior surface at least partially surrounding and defining an interior chamber into which weighting material can be selectively inserted or removed;one or more ribs extending along the second longitudinal axis to add strength and rigidity to the mallet head;a hammering surface on a side of the mallet head and that is attached to or provided by a portion of the outer wall;an opening through the outer wall that provides access to the interior chamber; anda cover configured to selectively cover and uncover the opening.