Tool for removing deck boards
OwnerJoseph Forresterinventor
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Abstract
A tool for removing deck boards includes a base having a short shaft with a handle socket affixed thereto, and a pair of spaced prying arms connected to opposite ends of the shaft. The prying arms are spaced so they straddle a joist when the base member is placed on top of the joist. Each of the arms has a convex upper surface portion for engaging bottom surfaces of the boards, and the convex portion remains in contact with the center of the board as the board is pulled from the joist. The handle has a bend and may be rotated 180° with respect to the base member to achieve different effective handle angles.
Claims6
In a tool for removing deck boards from joists, said tool comprising
- a base member,
- a pair of spaced prying arms affixed to the base member, said arms being spaced from one another sufficiently to straddle a joist when the base member is placed on top of the joist, and
- a handle attached to the base member, the improvement wherein
- each of said arms has a convex lifting surface for engaging bottom surfaces of said boards, said convex lifting surface terminating at a rounded tip and having an extent sufficient to remain in contact with the board until the board has been completely separated from the joist.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.