Patent ID: 7753342

Claim:
A pry tool ( 10 ) comprising: a) an elongated handle ( 11 ) having an a longitudinal axis, an upper end ( 12 ) and a lower end ( 13 ), and a first side ( 14 ) and a second side ( 15 ); b) a first claw ( 16 ) having a first end ( 17 ), a second end ( 18 ), and a central portion ( 19 ), the first end ( 17 ) being attached to the lower end ( 13 ) of the handle ( 11 ), the central portion ( 19 ) having a first diameter and extending outward from the axis and beyond the first side ( 14 ) of the handle ( 11 ), and the second end ( 18 ) extending away from the lower end ( 13 ) of the handle ( 11 ); c) a second claw ( 21 ) having a first end ( 22 ), a second end ( 23 ), and a central portion ( 24 ), the first end ( 22 ) being attached to the lower end ( 13 ) of the handle ( 11 ), the central portion ( 24 ) having a second diameter and extending outward from the axis of the handle ( 11 ), and beyond the second side ( 15 ) of the handle ( 11 ), and the second end ( 23 ) extending away from the lower end ( 13 ) of the handle ( 11 ); and d) a rocker ( 26 ), having a first end ( 27 ) attached to the lower end ( 13 ) of the handle ( 11 ), second end ( 28 ) attached to the lower end ( 13 ) of the handle ( 11 ), and a central portion ( 29 ) that curves around the lower end ( 13 ) of the handle ( 11 ) and between the first and second claws ( 16 ) and ( 21 ) to form an outward-facing rocker surface ( 30 ) between the first and second claws ( 16 ) and ( 21 ), and having a third diameter, wherein the third diameter is greater than the first and second diameters, wherein the handle ( 11 ) is a hollow tube, and the first end ( 17 ) of the first claw ( 16 ), and the first end ( 22 ) of the second claw ( 21 ) are inside the handle ( 11 ), and wherein the first end ( 17 ) of the first claw ( 16 ), and the first end ( 22 ) of the second claw ( 21 ) are elongated and extend a substantial distance inside the handle ( 11 ) and along its longitudinal axis, and parallel to each other, and the first end ( 17 ) of the first claw ( 16 ), and the first end ( 22 ) of the second claw ( 21 ) are welded to the handle.