Multi-Functional Car Safety Hammer

You keep it in the door pocket and hope you never need it, the way you keep a spare wheel in the boot.

It is a small aluminium alloy cylinder, about 93 grams, with a knurled cap at one end and a spring loaded steel point at the other. A short wrist strap loops through the top so it hangs within reach of the driver seat rather than rolling around the footwell.

Two jobs are built into one body. Press the steel tip against a car side window and the spring drives the point into a single spot, which is how tempered side glass is cracked. A blade sits recessed in the base to cut through a seatbelt that will not release. It is sized for single layer tempered car windows and is not meant for double layer laminated glass such as most windscreens.

Key Benefits

• Two tools in one A spring loaded window point and a recessed seatbelt blade share the same pocket sized body.
• Spring driven tip The point is pushed by a spring so force lands on one small spot rather than a wide swing.
• Light and compact Aluminium alloy, about 93 grams, 12 by 8 by 3.5 cm, easy to stash by the seat.
• Blade stays covered The cutting edge sits inside a slot, so your fingers meet the housing and not the blade.
• Strap included A wrist strap keeps it hanging where you can find it.

Best for: drivers who want a compact window breaker and seatbelt cutter within reach in the car. It is for single layer tempered side glass, not laminated windscreens.

Why It Works

A wide swing is hard to land inside a car. A spring loaded point concentrates the whole force onto a tiny tip in a short push, and tempered side glass gives way at a concentrated point. The recessed blade handles the other problem, a jammed belt, without a second tool to find.

Quick Product Facts: aluminium alloy body; about 93 grams; 12 by 8 by 3.5 cm; spring loaded steel striking point; recessed seatbelt blade; wrist strap included; for single layer tempered car windows, not laminated glass; offered in several finishes.

How It Fits Your Routine

You clip it somewhere the driver can reach without leaving the seat, a door pocket or the centre console. It stays there, unused, the way a first aid kit does.

If a door will not open after a knock, the tip goes against a corner of a side window and the belt blade frees a stuck buckle. Keeping it near the seat, not in the boot, is the whole point.

Wipe it with a dry cloth now and then and check the strap is still sound.

FAQ

Does it work on a windscreen? No. Windscreens are usually laminated double layer glass. This tool is for single layer tempered side windows.

Do I swing it like a hammer? The tip is spring loaded, so you press it firmly against the glass rather than taking a wide swing.

Where should I keep it? Somewhere the driver can reach from the seat, such as a door pocket or console, not the boot.

What is it made of? An aluminium alloy body with a steel striking point and a steel cutting blade.