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US 2004/0069978 A1Published application
Prying tool with positionable handle
OwnerPatrick J. Whelaninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a prying tool having a head portion and a handle portion. The handle portion can be positioned relative to an angle of the head portion. Additionally, in some embodiments, the handle portion can be separated from the head portion. Embodiments of the invention also include a tool head having an aperture with a predetermined shape that can be mated with a projection from a handle. The predetermined shape of the aperture and projection allows the handle to be attached to the removable head in a variety of positions.
Claims21
A pry tool, comprising:
- a working end including a resting portion and a elongated portion;
- a handle having a projection structured to be removeably inserted into the working end;
- and
- a receiver structured to accept the projection of the handle in at least a first position where the handle has a first relative offset angle to the working end and in at least a second position where the handle has a second relative offset angle to the working end.
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A pry tool, comprising:
- a working end including a resting portion and a elongated portion;
- and
- a receiving end including a receiver structured to accept a projection of a handle in at least a first position where such handle has a first relative offset angle to the working end and in at least a second position where such handle has a second relative offset angle to the working end.
A method of prying, comprising:
- adjusting a longitudinal axis of a handle relative to a position of a working end of a pry tool;
- locating an elongated portion of the pry tool under a portion of an object that is to be pried;
- placing a resting end of the pry tool against a surface of an object that is not to be pried;
- and
- rotating the pry tool about the resting end to move the object that is to be pried.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.