Patent ID: 6912938
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: B25B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An adjustable vehicle pedal depressor tool comprising, in combination: a first hollow, elongate tube having a pedal engaging end and an opposite open end; a second slidable, elongate, telescoping tube slidably inserted into the first tube from the pedal engaging end through the open end of the first tube, said second tube including a first end with a bore opening, said second tube also including a second end having a flare; a length adjustment and locking mechanism for adjusting and holding the second tube in a fixed telescopic position in the first tube with a reduced cross sectional profile adjacent the slot, said adjustment mechanism comprising a radial slot in the first tube, a single locking plate in the slot, said plate having an opening with the second tube extending through the opening, said opening having a profile exceeding the cross sectional profile of the second tube whereby the plate may be canted to engage and hold the second tube in a fixed position, a biasing member within the first tube engaging the first tube reduced cross sectional profile and the plate for biasing the plate toward the canted, locking position, said plate projecting from the slot for manual engagement to counter the biasing force of the biasing member and thereby release the second tube from a locked position; and a generally Y-shaped yoke member having a leg rotatably inserted into the bore opening of the second tube, said yoke member including first and second spaced arms extending from the leg.