Removal tool for flooring planks
AssigneeTSC International Products, LLC
InventorAdam Baker
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Abstract
A decorative layer removal tool for flooring is configured with a removal shaft and either a drill attachment or handle to remove the decorative layer from a plank. The removal shaft includes a threaded end to attach to either the handle or drill attachment. The handle can be used when the user wishes to manually rotate the shaft and remove the decorative layer; the drill attachment can be used with a power drill for a motorized removal. The removal shaft includes a slit that extends from an unthreaded end to the threaded side. In typical implementations, the slit may not extend to the shaft's threads. At least a portion of the slit is used to receive the decorative surface layer from a plank, thereby enabling the decorative layer's removal.
Claims8
A removal tool configured to remove a decorative layer from a plank, comprising:
- a removal shaft having a threaded male connector on one end and a slit that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis of the removal shaft, wherein the slit begins at an end opposite a fastening mechanism and ends before reaching an opposite end thereof and before reaching the fastening mechanism;
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- a driver that forms a cylindrical linear shaft and that is oriented perpendicularly to the removal shaft, the driver has a substantially centered threaded bore that attaches to the removal shaft's threaded male connector, in which manipulation at the driver translates to a corresponding manipulation at the removal shaft, and wherein the threaded bore fully extends from end to end to establish a hole therein and thereby make the driver reversible, end to end being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis on the linear shaft,
- wherein the driver has sufficient surface area on opposite sides of the threaded bore to enable a user to grip the driver to create the translated manipulation at the removal shaft, and
- wherein the threaded bore includes a bevel on each end thereof.
A removal tool configured to remove a decorative layer from a plank, comprising:
- a removal shaft having a fastening mechanism on one end and a slit that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis of the removal shaft, wherein a bevel is on at least one side of the slit;
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- a driver that attaches to the removal shaft's fastening mechanism, in which manipulation at the driver translates to a corresponding manipulation at the removal shaft,
- wherein the driver is a cylindrical linear shaft and that is oriented perpendicularly to the removal shaft,
- wherein the threaded bore fully extends from end to end to establish a hole therein and thereby make the driver reversible, end to end being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis on the linear shaft, and
- and wherein the threaded bore fully extends from end to end to establish a hole therein and thereby make the driver reversible, end to end being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis on the linear shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.