Patent ID: 6089075
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B21D,Y10S

Abstract:
A bumper repair tool operable with a lever bar, comprising:a shank with a first hook end and a second hook end, and a plurality of apertures formed along a longitudinal axis of said shank, said apertures being dimensioned to receive and allow passage of said lever bar therethrough;said shank comprising a stiff material formed in a substantially rectangular cross-section with a thickness and a width, and having a taper in said thickness and said width at said first hook end and at said second hook end, thereby forming a first neck and a second neck thereat, respectively;said first hook end tapering to a first thin edge curving over said first neck at a first radius of curvature, said second hook end tapering to a second thin edge curving over said second neck at a second radius of curvature, said first and second thin edges adapted for prying under a bumper surface such that one of the said first and second hook ends is removably and pivotally engagable at said bumper surface;said first hook end having a pair of opposing notches formed thereat, one of said notches being disposed on a first side of said first hook end and another notch being disposed on a second side of said first hook end; andsaid second hook end having a pair of opposing notches formed thereat, one of said notches being disposed on a first side of said second hook end and another notch being disposed on a second side of said second hook end.