Patent ID: 8465004

Claim:
A post removal system ( 100 ) comprising: (a) a base plate ( 110 ); (b) a vertical support plate ( 120 ) extending upwardly from a top surface ( 115 ) of the base plate ( 110 ); (c) a handle ( 130 ) pivotally attached to a top edge ( 121 ) of the vertical support plate ( 120 ) via a pivot pin ( 440 ), the handle ( 130 ) has a first end ( 131 ), a second end ( 132 ), and a midpoint ( 130 ) halfway between the first end ( 131 ) and the second end ( 132 ), the handle ( 130 ) is positioned atop the vertical support plate ( 120 ) such that the vertical support plate ( 120 ) is at a point between the midpoint ( 133 ) and the first end ( 131 ) of the handle ( 130 ), the pivot pin ( 440 ) is perpendicular to the handle ( 130 ), the handle ( 130 ) can pivot upwardly and downwardly about the pivot pin ( 440 ); (d) a stake gripping component ( 210 ) pivotally attached to the first end ( 131 ) of the handle ( 130 ) via a hinge ( 140 ), the stake gripping component having a U-shape and having a first side ( 211 ) being one of the arms of the U-shape and a second side ( 212 ) being another arm of the U-shape, the stake gripping component ( 210 ) can freely pivot upwardly and downwardly about the hinge ( 140 ) with respect to the handle ( 130 ), the stake gripping component ( 210 ) comprises a slot ( 220 ) disposed between the first side ( 211 ) and the second side ( 212 ), wherein the second side being adjacent to the hinge ( 140 ), wherein the slot ( 220 ) is adapted to temporarily accept a stake ( 101 ), wherein the U-shaped stake gripping component ( 210 ) grips the stake from a side of the stake ( 101 ); and (e) a pin ( 450 ) extending upwardly from the hinge ( 140 ) in between the handle ( 130 ) and the stake gripping component ( 210 ).