# US 8,465,004 B1 · Post removal system

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- Number: US 8,465,004 B1
- Document ID: US8465004B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 13/368,501
- Filed: 2012-02-08
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2012-02-08
- Applicants: David L. Fly
- Inventors: David L. Fly
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8465004B1

## CPC

- B25B 27/02: for connecting objects by press fit or detaching same {(B25D1/16 takes precedence)}
- E01F 9/623: characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection
- B25B: TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING
- E01F: ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE

## Abstract

A post removal system having a base plate, a vertical support plate extending upwardly from a top surface of the base plate, and a handle pivotally attached to a top edge of the vertical support plate via a pivot pin, the handle is positioned atop the vertical support plate such that the vertical support plate is at a point between the midpoint and the first end of the handle, the pivot pin is perpendicular to the handle, the handle can pivot upwardly and downwardly about the pivot pin, and a stake gripping component pivotally attached to the first end of the handle via a hinge, the stake gripping component can pivot upwardly and downwardly about the hinge with respect to the handle, the stake gripping component having a slot in a side adjacent to the hinge, wherein the slot is adapted to temporarily accept a stake.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A post removal system (100) comprising:
(a) a base plate (110);
(b) a vertical support plate (120) extending upwardly from a top surface (115) of the base plate (110);
(c) a handle (130) pivotally attached to a top edge (121) of the vertical support plate (120) via a pivot pin (440), the handle (130) has a first end (131), a second end (132), and a midpoint (130) halfway between the first end (131) and the second end (132), the handle (130) is positioned atop the vertical support plate (120) such that the vertical support plate (120) is at a point between the midpoint (133) and the first end (131) of the handle (130), the pivot pin (440) is perpendicular to the handle (130), the handle (130) can pivot upwardly and downwardly about the pivot pin (440);
(d) a stake gripping component (210) pivotally attached to the first end (131) of the handle (130) via a hinge (140), the stake gripping component having a U-shape and having a first side (211) being one of the arms of the U-shape and a second side (212) being another arm of the U-shape, the stake gripping component (210) can freely pivot upwardly and downwardly about the hinge (140) with respect to the handle (130), the stake gripping component (210) comprises a slot (220) disposed between the first side (211) and the second side (212), wherein the second side being adjacent to the hinge (140), wherein the slot (220) is adapted to temporarily accept a stake (101), wherein the U-shaped stake gripping component (210) grips the stake from a side of the stake (101); and
(e) a pin (450) extending upwardly from the hinge (140) in between the handle (130) and the stake gripping component (210).

### Claim 2

A post removal system (100) consisting of:
(a) a base plate (110);
(b) a vertical support plate (120) extending upwardly from a top surface (115) of the base plate (110);
(c) a handle (130) pivotally attached to a top edge (121) of the vertical support plate (120) via a pivot pin (440), the handle (130) has a first end (131), a second end (132), and a midpoint (130) halfway between the first end (131) and the second end (132), the handle (130) is positioned atop the vertical support plate (120) such that the vertical support plate (120) is at a point between the midpoint (133) and the first end (131) of the handle (130), the pivot pin (440) is perpendicular to the handle (130), the handle (130) can pivot upwardly and downwardly about the pivot pin (440);
(d) a stake gripping component (210) pivotally attached to the first end (131) of the handle (130) via a hinge (140), the stake gripping component having a U-shape and having a first side (211) being one of the arms of the U-shape and a second side (212) being another arm of the U-shape, the stake gripping component (210) can freely pivot upwardly and downwardly about the hinge (140) with respect to the handle (130), the stake gripping component (210) comprises a slot (220) disposed between the first side (211) and the second side (212), wherein the second side being adjacent to the hinge (140), wherein the slot (220) is adapted to temporarily accept a stake (101), wherein the U-shaped stake gripping component (210) grips the stake from a side of the stake (101); and
(e) a pin (450) extending upwardly from the hinge (140) in between the handle (130) and the stake gripping component (210).