Patent ID: 6752380
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
A pry bar, comprising:a shank portion extending along an axis; a U-shaped prying hook integral with the shank portion, the U-shaped prying hook having an inner leg and an outer leg meeting at an apex and extending in different transverse directions relative to the axis, the inner leg connecting the outer leg to the shank portion, the outer leg terminating in a terminating tip, the outer leg including an inner face and an outer cam face facing axially toward and axially away from the shank portion respectively, the outer cam face continuous curving and being free of defined flats from the apex to the terminating tip; and axially extending channels formed into opposed sides of the shank portion, and wherein the channels terminate at or prior toan intersection between the shank portion and the U-shpaed portion, such that the channels do not extend into the inner leg.