Patent ID: 6868756

Claim:
A device to extract a fastener from a workpiece wherein the fastener has a head with a diameter and a predetermined direction of engagement with the workpiece, the device comprising: a) a shaft having a first end and a second end; b) said first end adapted to be received by a tool for imparting torque contrary to the fasteners direction of engagement; c) said second end terminated in a cutting tool adapted to engage the fastener as said shaft is rotated; d) a drill-bit portion proximal to the cutting tool and adapted to engage and bore into the fastener as said shaft is rotated; e) a socket coaxial with and juxtaposed to said shaft at a point intermediate the first and second ends, said socket being substantially cylindrical and defining a rim for contacting a top surface of the workpiece, said socket further configured for engaging the head of the fastener; and wherein said socket comprises means to cut threads into the head of the fastener.