Patent ID: 8628063
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: B25F,E04G

Abstract:
1. 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; and 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.