Patent ID: 7364133

Claim:
A pulling tool for pulling out embedded nails and other protruding objects, the pulling tool comprising: a. a tool head having: (1) a tool head bottom from which a handle extends, and (2) a tool head top bearing an anchor thereon, the anchor being situated at least partially along the axis of the handle; b. a jaw having: (1) a pivot about which the jaw pivots with respect to the anchor, the pivot being spaced from the axis of the handle; (2) a bearing surface extending from a jaw tip to a jaw tail; (3) a cutout extending through the jaw from the bearing surface, the cutout being: (a) situated between the jaw tip and the jaw tail, and (b) bounded on one side by a jaw grasping face; wherein the jaw pivots between: A. a closed state wherein the anchor rests closely adjacent the jaw grasping face, whereby a nail or other protrusion may be grasped between the anchor and the jaw grasping face; and B. an open state wherein the jaw grasping face is spaced from the anchor to define a mouth therebetween, whereby a nail or other protrusion may be inserted into or removed from the mouth.