Manhole cover removing tool
OwnerGarrett M. Goldmaninventor
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Abstract
A manhole cover removing tool includes an elongated body having an upper end with a handle attached and a lower end defining a pivot area. A first elongated member is attached to the body so as to extend generally transversely therefrom in a first direction and terminate in a pointed end designed to engage an open pick hole type of manhole cover. A second elongated member is attached to the body so as to extend generally transversely therefrom in a second direction, generally opposite to the first direction, and terminate in a flattened end designed to engage a recessed pick hole type of manhole cover. In a preferred embodiment the handle, elongated body and one of the first and second elongated members are formed integrally from a single metal rod.
Claims4
A manhole cover removing tool comprising:
- an elongated body having an upper end with a handle attached and a lower end defining a pivot area;
- a first elongated member attached to the body so as to extend generally transversely therefrom in a first direction and terminating in a pointed end designed to engage an open pick hole type of manhole cover;
- a second elongated member attached to the body so as to extend generally transversely therefrom in a second direction, generally opposite to the first direction, and terminating in a flattened end designed to engage a recessed pick hole type of manhole cover;
- the elongated body and one of the first and second elongated members is formed integrally from a continuous piece of material including an elongated metal rod bent at the juncture to form the elongated body and the one of the first and second elongated members;
- the pivot area is formed by a juncture of the elongated body and the one of the first and second elongated members;
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- another of the first and second elongated members is formed from a second elongated metal rod with a bent portion forming a pivot area and a body portion affixed in parallel relationship to the elongated body.
A manhole cover removing tool for disengaging a manhole cover from a manhole ring, the manhole cover being one of the open pick hole type and the recessed pick hole type, the manhole cover removing tool comprising:
- an elongated single piece body having an upper end with an integral handle and a lower end defining an integral pivot area;
- a first elongated member attached to the body so as to extend generally transversely therefrom in a first direction and terminating in a pointed end designed to engage the open pick hole type of manhole cover;
- a second elongated member attached to the body so as to extend generally transversely therefrom in a second direction, generally opposite to the first direction, and terminating in a flattened end designed to engage the recessed pick hole type of manhole cover;
- the elongated single piece body and one of the first and second elongated members is formed integrally from a continuous piece of material including an elongated metal rod bent at the juncture to form the elongated body and the one of the first and second elongated members;
- the pivot area is formed by a juncture of the elongated body and the one of the first and second elongated members;
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- another of the first and second elongated members is formed from a second elongated metal rod with a bent portion forming a pivot area and a body portion affixed in parallel relationship to the elongated body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.