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US 2017/0260034 A1Published application
Prying tool for high-voltage battery pack
AssigneeTesla Motors, Inc.
InventorsMichael LETCHWORTH, Ruben ALEMAN, Geoff CUTLER
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Abstract
A prying tool comprises: a pry bar comprising a load tip at a distal end and a handle at a proximate end, the pry bar having a pair of pins extending on opposing sides thereof; a body through which the pry bar extends, the body forming a pair of pivot points for the respective pins, and a slot extending away from each of the pivot points; and a clamp that is attached to the body and configured for securing the prying tool by clamping a base of the body to a surface.
Claims18
A prying tool comprising:
- a pry bar comprising a load tip at a distal end and a handle at a proximate end, the pry bar having a pair of pins extending on opposing sides thereof;
- a body through which the pry bar extends, the body forming a pair of pivot points for the respective pins, and a slot extending away from each of the pivot points;
- and
- a clamp that is attached to the body and configured for securing the prying tool by clamping a base of the body to a surface.
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A prying tool comprising:
- a pry bar;
- a body through which the pry bar extends;
- a clamp that is attached to the body and configured for clamping a base of the body to a surface of an object;
- first means for preventing the pry bar from being inserted more than a predefined distance into the object when separating a cover from the object;
- and
- second means for preventing the pry bar from exerting force onto the object in a direction away from the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.