Patent ID: 7281450

Claim:
A tool for opening a locked vehicle door, comprising: a first rod section having a first stiffness, the first rod section having two ends with a handle at one end and a co-linear female threaded hole at the other end; a second rod section having a second stiffness, the second rod section having two ends with a threaded male portion at one end and a co-linear female threaded hole at the other end; a third rod section having a third stiffness, the third rod section having two ends with a threaded male portion at one end and a lock actuator manipulating portion at the other end, the threaded male portion of the second rod section being removably screwed into the co-linear female threaded hole of the first rod section and the threaded male portion of the third rod section being removably screwed into the co-linear female threaded hole of the second rod section, and the stiffness of the first rod section and second rod section being the same but greater than the third stiffness of the third rod section, and wherein the first, second and third rod sections have circular cross-sections, the diameter of the first and second rod sections being the same but greater than the diameter of the third rod section.