1973

On June 19th, 1973, Kent Air Tool was granted U.S. Patent # 3,739,862 for their “reciprocating air hammer”. Designed by Sam Gunning (gentleman on the left) and manufactured at Gouglers, it was and still is very successfully marketed under the name AirRam. Two sizes were initially manufactured (KB-555 & KB-999) with larger size (KB-2000) added in 1974.