Patent ID: 8701791

Claim:
A post-extractor for removing a post from a substrate, the post-extractor comprising a body member having a longitudinal axis, the body member including a first wall, and a second wall spaced from the first wall, the first wall and the second wall defining a bore therebetween, the first wall having an extraction hole opening into the bore and adapted to receive an exposed portion of the post and an engaging edge at least partially defining the extraction hole for engaging said exposed portion of the post, and the second wall having an opening into the bore opposite the extraction hole and adapted to receive the exposed portion of the post, wherein each of the extraction hole and the opening have a length along the longitudinal axis of the body member, and wherein the length of the opening is longer than the length of the extraction hole so that the body member is adapted to form a variable angle with the exposed portion of the post passing through the extraction hole and the opening while the edge of the first wall is engaging the post.