Tree step driving tool
OwnerStephen B. Burdgeinventor
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Abstract
A tree step driving tool can drive both fold-type tree steps and rod-type tree steps. The tool includes an elongate member defining a drive portion on one end of the tool and a handle portion on the other end. The drive portion is configured to be receivable within the open end of a fold-type tree step channel to drive the tree step. An opening through the member receives a rod-type tree step and enables a head attached to the drive portion to engage the rod-type tree step to drive the step.
Claims9
A tool capable of selectively driving either a folding tree step having a screw portion and an open-ended channel defined by a backwall and a pair of spaced-apart sidewalls or a rod tree step having a screw portion and a step portion, the tool comprising:
- an elongate first member extending between opposite first and second ends, a drive portion at the first end and a handle portion at the second end, and a handle attached to the handle portion;
- the drive portion configured to be received in the channel between the sidewalls of the folding tree step for driving the folding tree step with the tool;
- the handle spaced away from the drive portion to apply torque when the drive portion is in the step channel, whereby the drive portion drivingly engages a sidewall when torque is applied to the handle to rotate the screw portion;
- first and second openings extending through the first member to receive a respective step portion of a rod tree step, the first opening comprising a first cross section dimension corresponding to a first diameter rod tree step, the second opening comprising a second cross section dimension corresponding to a second diameter rod tree step;
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- a third member attached to the first member to engage the screw portion when a step portion is in the first or second opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.