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US 8,628,063 B1Granted
Tool for snapping and then extracting a loop panel tie from a workpiece
OwnerMarc L. Stoneinventor
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Abstract
A tool for snapping and then extracting a loop panel tie from a workpiece which comprises a handle. A head extends at a right angle from the handle. A mechanism in the head is for snapping the loop panel tie in the workpiece. A mechanism on the handle at the head is for extracting the loop panel tie from the workpiece.
Claims5
A tool for snapping and then extracting a loop panel tie from a workpiece which comprises:
- a) a handle;
- b) a head extending at a substantially right angle at a juncture from said handle;
- c) a snapping mechanism at a free end of said head wherein said snapping mechanism comprises an oval aperture adapted to receive and grip a loop end of the loop panel tie that extends out of the workpiece, wherein when said handle is manually rotated the loop end of the loop panel tie will become twisted and snap off;
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- d) an extracting mechanism attached to the handle adjacent the juncture comprising a flat finger extending outwardly and angularly from the juncture towards the free end of the handle, wherein when said flat finger is inserted into the snapped off loop end of the loop panel tie and said handle is manually pulled away from the workpiece, the loop end of the loop panel tie will be extracted out of the workpiece by said finger.
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A tool for snapping and then extracting a loop panel tie from a workpiece which comprises:
- a) a handle;
- b) a head extending at a substantially right angle at a juncture from said handle;
- c) a snapping mechanism at a free end of said head wherein said snapping mechanism comprises an oval aperture therein to receive and grip a loop end of the loop panel tie that extends out of the workpiece, wherein when said handle is manually rotated the loop end of the loop panel tie will become twisted and snap off;
- d) an extracting mechanism on the handle near the juncture comprising a flat finger extending from the juncture outwardly and angularly towards the free end of the handle, wherein when said flat finger is inserted into the snapped off loop end of the loop panel tie and said handle is manually pulled down away from the workpiece, the loop end of the loop panel tie will be extracted out of the workpiece by said flat finger;
- e) a flat convex curved fin integral with said flat finger at the juncture of said head and said handle to reinforce connection of said head with said handle and to guide said handle when said handle is manually pulled down away from the workpiece;
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- f) said handle further comprising a free end having an internally threaded bore to receive an externally threaded shank of an extension handle to increase leverage of said handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.