Patent ID: 8091854

Claim:
A method of extracting a delineator, comprising: positioning a distal end of a delineator extractor system at least partially in a delineator conduit; rotating an outer conduit of the delineator extractor system such that an extractor coupled via a first elongated member proximate the distal end of the delineator extractor is conveyed along the first elongated member towards the distal end of the delineator extractor; rotating a proximal end of at least one engager away from an outer conduit as the extractor is conveyed towards the distal end of the delineator extractor, wherein a portion of at least one of the engagers, that is proximate a distal end of at least one of the engagers, is coupled to the extractor; engaging an interior surface of the delineator conduit using the proximal end at least one of the engagers; and applying a force to a slide hammer at least one time such that the delineator conduit is extracted from an opening, wherein the slide hammer is at least partially positioned in the outer conduit of the delineator extractor system.