Patent ID: 6038754
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A tool for removing a nut retained in a cage member, the cage member being secured to a substrate which has a bolt fastened thereto, the cage member retaining said nut in a manner so that it can threadably receive and secure the bolt, the tool comprising a handle having a longitudinal axis and a nose portion secured to a first end thereof and a receiving member at a second end thereof, said receiving member being adapted to secure a socket member to said handle, said receiving member comprising a threaded post member and said socket member has a threaded aperture formed therein, said nose portion having upper and lower jaw portions, said cage member having a plurality of windows for receiving tabs formed on said nut, the upper jaw of said nose portion being adapted to be positioned between the nut and cage member whereby said lower jaw portion contacts one of said tabs protruding from said upper jaw portion to pry open said cage member, the lower jaw portion simultaneously pushing and lifting the nut through the cage window thus releasing the nut from said cage member.