Patent ID: 8789810

Claim:
A lever-type decking and plank removal tool for prying deck boards from underlying joists to which they are nailed, comprising: an elongate handle having a rounded cross-section at one end and extending lengthwise along a portion of said handle, and a rectilinear cross-section extending lengthwise from said rounded cross-section to a flat base of said handle; and a demolition head fixedly attached to the rectilinear portion of said handle, said demolition head further comprising, a heel member contiguously conforming to the rectilinear section of said handle along at least two opposing sides and angled inward along said base, a hook member joined to said heel member and protruding outward therefrom perpendicular to said handle to an angular hook offset from said handle, said hook being defined by an angular U-shaped receptacle for gripping an edge of a deck board, the U-shaped receptacle extending downward from and opening inward toward said base, a reinforcing rib attached to said heel member and to said hook member and defining a right triangle therewith; and at least one bolt passing through said heel member twice on each side of said handle and passing entirely through said handle.