Patent ID: 9663340
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B66F

Claim:
1. A tool for handling a cover with a substantially planar upper face said tool comprising: a framework having a handle at one end and a lifting fulcrum at an opposite end; a holding means for an upper face of said cover, said holding means being comprised of a leg pivotally attached to said framework and a permanent magnet attached to said leg so as to removably engage said cover; a separation fulcrum on said permanent magnet; and a separating means for said cover, being arranged in an immediate vicinity of said permanent magnet and pivoted relative to said separation fulcrum by said handle through said framework, wherein a force exerted on said handle is transmitted as a force on said holding means through said lifting fulcrum, and wherein another force exerted on said handle is transmitted as another force on said separating means through said separation fulcrum.