Device and method for removing a pool or deck cover anchor
OwnerVernon Eugene Arivettinventor
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Abstract
A device for removing a pool or deck cover anchor includes a base having a front, a rear, and two sides; a swivel rotatably attached to the front of the base with dowel pins so that the swivel will rotate to stay level; a U-shaped gripping element on the swivel, adapted to grip the anchor; a handle attached to the rear of the base, the handle being substantially longer than the swivel; a handle stop on the handle; and wheels rotatably attached to the sides of the base; wherein the handle, base, and swivel form a lever and the wheels allow the tool to roll so that a generally downward force on the handle produces a straight vertical force on the anchor that lifts the anchor out of the ground. Methods for removing and replacing anchors utilize the tool as further described.
Claims12
A device for use with an anchor set in the ground, the device comprising:
- a base having a front and a rear;
- a swivel rotatably attached to the front of the base, the swivel having a gripping element adapted to grip the anchor;
- a handle attached to the rear of the base;
- a tap handle;
- a threaded tap;
- a tapping block having an alignment hole;
- and
- a pry bolt having threads that correspond with threads of the tap;
- wherein the handle, base, and swivel form a lever so that a generally downward force on the handle produces a straight vertical force on the anchor that lifts the anchor out of the ground.
A deck or pool cover anchor removal tool comprising:
- a base having a front, a rear, and two sides;
- a swivel rotatably attached to the front of the base with dowel pins so that the swivel will rotate to stay level;
- a U-shaped gripping element on the swivel, adapted to grip the anchor;
- a handle attached to the rear of the base, the handle being substantially longer than the swivel;
- a handle stop on the handle;
- and
- wheels rotatably attached to the sides of the base;
- wherein the handle, base, and swivel form a lever and the wheels allow the tool to roll so that a generally downward force on the handle produces a straight vertical force on the anchor that lifts the anchor out of the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.