Patent ID: 8567760
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
1. A prying tool, comprising: an elongate shank having a first and a second end; a hook portion at the first end having inner and outer legs meeting at an apex and extending in different transverse directions relative to the longitudinal axis of the shank portion, with the inner leg connecting the outer leg to the shank portion; and a chisel portion at the second end extending away from the longitudinal axis of the shank portion in the same direction as the inner leg, the chisel portion terminating in a serrated terminating edge that includes a plurality of teeth arrayed in parallel; wherein each of the plurality of teeth has an inner face facing axially away from the shank portion, each inner face further including a beveled area extending from a sharp point at the tip of the respective tooth along at least a portion of its length toward the base thereof; and wherein each beveled area is coplanar with the plane collectively formed by the tips of the plurality of teeth and the apex of the hook portion.