Hinged lid handling tool

A method for making an apparatus for handling a hinged lid comprising:

• extending a vertical member in a generally vertical direction from a proximal end of a horizontal member forward at a first acute angle relative to an upper surface of the horizontal member to form a working position where a distal end of the vertical member is forward of an axis orthogonal to the horizontal member at the proximal end of the horizontal member;
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• positioning a handle in operable communication with and to extend from the distal end of the vertical member at an obtuse angle relative to an internal surface of the vertical member such that when the vertical member is positioned on a flat surface, the handle forms a second acute angle between the handle and the flat surface.

A method for handling a hinged lid comprising:

• removably coupling an attachment means of a horizontal member of a hinged lid handling apparatus to a non-hinged end of the hinged lid, such that a connection point between the horizontal member and a vertical member extending from a proximal end of the horizontal member in a generally vertical direction forward of an axis orthogonal to the horizontal member is positioned proximate to a hinged end of the hinged lid;
• pulling a handle in operable communication with a distal end of the vertical member to lift the non-hinged end of the hinged lid;
• positioning the vertical member on a flat surface, such that the hinged lid is maintained in an open position having an angle greater than 90° relative to an opening the hinged lid was covering and the handle forms an acute angle between the handle and the flat surface in a range of 10° to 25°.