Patent ID: 6901621

Claim:
A scaling bar, comprising an elongated shaft having opposite first end and second end, a pick member comprising an elongated straight portion defining an inner end whereby said pick member is attached to said elongated shaft, and an outer end opposite said inner end whereby an outer tip portion projects, said outer tip portion defining a substantially sharp leading edge, said pick member further comprising an inner cam member installed on said straight portion intermediate said inner and said outer ends thereof, said cam member comprising a first leverage bulge and a second leverage bulge axially offset from said first leverage bulge and juxtaposed thereto, said first leverage bulge being smaller in size than said second leverage bulge; wherein said first leverage bulge is located intermediate said tip portion and said second leverage bulge; and further including a second pick member, attached to said second end of said elongated shaft, and a flexible core cable, fixedly interconnecting said first and second pick members, said core cable stretched therebetween for attenuating bending moments of force induced in said shaft while said sealing bar is being handled.