Patent ID: 8230565

Claim:
A method for removing an apparatus that has a housing adhering flatly on a pane, the housing having a surface facing the pane and slightly spaced from the pane and the surface having an exposed edge, the method comprising: providing a tool having a longitudinal end on which at least one elastic latching element is arranged, the elastic latching element being bendable relative to the longitudinal end, the tool further including a body portion having an opening longitudinally spaced from the elastic latching element, the body portion further including a reinforcing beading extending along at least a part of the outer periphery of the body portion and spaced from the elastic latching element; engaging the exposed edge of the housing surface with the elastic latching element, inserting a lever tool having a first end and a second end into the opening of the tool such that the first end of the lever tool engages the housing; and pivoting the second end of the lever tool relative to the first end in order to lift the housing away from the pane.