Patent ID: 8490262

Claim:
An installation and removal tool for installing and removing a retaining clip, comprising: a body including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes: two prongs separated by a distance, and a recessed seating feature, and wherein the recessed seating feature includes an upper surface and a lower surface joined by a concave surface recessed into the body of the tool, wherein the recessed seating feature is contained in a different plane than a plane containing both of the two prongs, wherein the plane containing both of the two prongs is at a distance from the plane containing the recessed seating feature that is approximately equal to a distance between a groove and an end surface of a shank of a tool pick to which the retaining clip is installed, wherein an end surface of each prong is non-orthogonal to an inner side surface facing the other prong or an outer side surface facing away from the other prong, and wherein a shape or an orientation of the end surface corresponds to a shape or orientation of a contact surface of the retaining clip to be removed.