Patent ID: 6962179

Claim:
A bending jack for placement on a support surface below the jack to push a wooden plank positioned forward of the jack, comprising: a handle having a first end portion for grasping by a user and a second end portion; a spur bar having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion of the spur bar being pivotally attached to the second end portion of the handle; a spur fixedly attached to the first end portion of the spur bar at a forward position spaced away from the pivotal attachment of the second end portion of the spur bar to the second end portion of the handle, the spur projecting in a downward first direction from the spur bar for engagement with the support surface; a spur head member fixedly attached to the first end portion of the spur bar and projecting in an upward second direction from the spur bar, the spur head member having a spur head portion positioned above and away from the spur bar for applying a downward driving force thereto to drive the spur into engagement with the support surface; a push arm having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion of the push arm being pivotally attached to the second end portion of the handle and the first end portion being positioned forward of the spur, a portion of the push arm adjacent to the spur head member being positioned below the spur head portion such that the spur head portion can be engaged for driving the spur into engagement with the support surface without interference by the push arm; and a push head fixedly and rigidly attached to the first end portion of the push arm and being positioned forward of the spur for engaging and pushing on the wooden plank.