Patent ID: 7257896

Claim:
A tool for breaking a spot weld joint comprising, a metal member having a handle section and a chisel blade, said handle section terminated at a head end, and said chisel blade terminated at a blade end; said member including first and second spaced, generally parallel lateral sides joining the head end and the blade end, a generally flat top face, and a parallel, generally flat bottom face, said chisel blade comprising the top face, the bottom face, a first inclined, planar end face extending from the top face toward the bottom face to form a first acute angle with the bottom face in the range of about 18° to 45° therewith, and a first side blade face and a second side blade face extending from the top face respectively to the first and second spaced, lateral sides and at an acute angle substantially equal to the first acute angle; a handle grip on the handle section, said chisel blade forming an included angle with said handle section in the range of about 4° to 12°, said chisel blade further including a cut away section into the top face defining a rib, said rib generally parallel to the blade end.