Patent ID: 8113094

Claim:
A hand tool, comprising: a unitary metallic sheet member of a uniform diameter having a top side, a bottom side, a vertical axis, a horizontal axis, and a continuous peripheral edge defining a hook portion at a distal end, a base portion at a proximal end, and a grip portion between the hook and base portions; said hook portion comprising a head and a neck shaped to form a generally L-shaped hook portion; a first end of said head having a generally tapered axis to an acute tip with a plurality of pivot notches formed in the peripheral edge proximate the acute tip; a second, opposed end of said head comprising a generally rectangular peripheral edge defining, at a base of said end, a curved spanner wrench opening; said grip portion including a finger region opposed to a palm region, said finger region including at least one opening defined by a continuous generally U-shaped first finger guard extending along the horizontal axis beneath the first end of the head; said palm region defined by a generally convex curve extending along the horizontal axis; said base portion including an elongated aperture defined within the unitary sheet member, a lower finger grip region, and a proximal end having opposed left and right V-shaped flanges extending laterally therefrom.