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US 6,598,857 B1Granted
Utility bar with bowed shank
AssigneeAlltrade Tools LLC
InventorsHector R. Hernandez, Jamie W. Nash
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Abstract
A utility bar is disclosed comprising a bowed shank, a lever piece and a junction that couples the shank to the lever piece. A chisel may also be coupled to the bowed shank.
Claims13
A utility bar comprising
- a bowed shank having a first end anl a second end and a curved center line extending longitudinally between said first and second ends, and
- a lever piece at said first end facing inward, said lever piece having a substantially flat and straight exterior surface,
- said lever piece and shank being integral and joined by a junction including a curved outer surface that merges with an outer extremity of the exterior surface of the lever piece to define a start position of a traveling pivot point, said start position being inward of the center line,
- said lever piece and shank forming a substantially L-shaped configuration at said first end,
- where said centerline is configured in the shape of a portion of the circumference of a circle.
2 more elements
A utility bar comprising
- a lever piece;
- a bowed Shank having a first end and a second end and a curved centerline extending longitudinally between said first and second ends;
- a substantially V-shaped junction connecting the lever piece and the shank to form a substantially L-shaped configuration at said first end;
- said V-shapedl junction having a first leg that is coupled to said shank and a second leg coupled to said lever piece, where the angle between said first leg and second leg is 90° or greater;
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- said lever piece and V-shaped junction forming an interface defining a start position of a traveling pivot point, said interface being inward of the centerline of said shank,
- where said centerline is configured in the shape of a portion of the circumference of a circle.
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A utility bar comprising
- a lever piece and a bowed shank integrally formed from a single piece of metal and defining a substantially L-shaped prying hook,
- said bowed shank having a curved, longitudinally extending center line configured in the shape of a portion of the circumference of a circle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.