Patent ID: 8601660

Claim:
An apparatus for removing rail tie clips, said apparatus comprising: an elongated handle end section; and a grasping end section extending from an outboard end of said elongated handle end section, said grasping end section having a proximal end secured to said handle end section and a distal end terminating in a tooth oriented generally perpendicularly to said handle end section, said grasping end section further defining: a first working surface extending between said tooth and said handle end section, said first working surface defining: a first substantially planar surface extending distally of said grasping end section proximal end toward said tooth; a first concave surface formed distally of said first substantially planar surface, said first concave surface being shaped to surround and conform to a side portion of an upper flange of a railroad rail; a first protruding surface formed distally of said first concave surface, said first protruding surface being shaped to extend toward and conform to a portion of a central web of a railroad rail; and a second substantially planar surface extending between said first protruding surface and said tooth; and a second working surface opposite said first working surface, said second working surface extending from said grasping end section proximal end around a distal end of said grasping end section to said tooth, said second working surface defining: a second concave surface formed distally of said grasping end section proximal end, said second concave surface being shaped to surround and conform to a side portion of an upper flange of a railroad rail; a second protruding surface formed distally of said concave surface, said second protruding surface being shaped to extend toward a portion of a central web of a railroad rail; and an arcuate surface extending from said second protruding surface around a distal end of said grasping end section to said tooth.