Paving stone, brick and tile tool

A lifting tool for patio block elements which is specifically designed for lifting a single block from within an array of pre-existing blocks, each block having a lateral periphery presenting opposite surfaces comprising;

• a horizontal upper handle having opposite trailing and free distal ends,
• a rear jaw fixedly attached to said upper handle trailing end,
• a lower handle having a forward end joined to a finger grip section disposed beneath said upper handle and terminating in a distal trailing end,
• said lower handle forward end including a pair of laterally spaced apart side walls and where said upper handle distal end is sandwiched between said laterally spaced apart side walls of said lower handle,
• a front jaw fixedly attached to said lower handle forward end,
• where said front and said rear jaws include an upper end and an opposite lower grasping end, both said front jaw grasping end and said rear jaw grasping end being a substantially continuous thin surface perpendicular to said lower handle and said upper handle, respectively, and each of said jaws including a central reinforcing rib, including an inner recessed portion and an outer deformation, extending from said jaws upper ends to a point proximate said jaws lower grasping ends, wherein said thin surface of said grasping ends is narrow enough to be easily placed in preexisting gaps between the blocks in the array of blocks so as to be able to lift out a single one of the blocks without disturbing surrounding blocks;
• said front and rear jaws disposed normal to said lower handle finger grip section and said upper handle respectively,
• a fastener pivotally connecting said lower handle forward end to said upper handle adjacent said upper handle distal end with said front jaw juxtaposed said upper handle distal end, and
• both said jaws having integral lower grasping ends adapted to flushly engage only opposite vertical surfaces of the lateral periphery of a block element, whereby
• upon grasping said upper handle with one's hand said tool is elevated while one's finger tips engage said lower handle to manipulate said lower handle finger grip section with a corresponding angular displacement of said front jaw relative said rear jaw to regulate the gripping action between said lower grasping ends of said jaws and the lifting action on said lower handle enhances the gripping action between opposite smooth sides of said block.