Patent ID: 8615862

Claim:
A membrane puller comprising: a frame including a front end and a rear end; a lever assembly; a clamp assembly carried by said frame and including: an elongate body slidably received by said front end of said frame, and a clamp member fixed to said body and having: an upper jaw, a release lever carried by said upper jaw, a lower jaw, and an actuator arm pivotally attached to said upper jaw, engageable with said release lever when said actuator arm is pivoted with respect to said upper jaw, and extending to a free end beneath which a foot is placeable to exert an upward force on said actuator arm to open said jaws and release the membrane material; and a cable having one end attached to said lever assembly and another end attached to said clamp assembly, wherein said lever assembly is movable toward said front end of said frame to place said cable in tension to pull said clamp assembly toward said front end of said frame such that said elongate body slidably moves toward said rear end of said frame.