Patent ID: 7438279

Claim:
A pulling tool for pulling out embedded nails and other protruding objects, the pulling tool comprising: a. a tool head extending between: (1) a tool head top terminating in an anchor, and (2) an opposing tool head bottom, wherein the tool head bottom defines an elongated handle; b. a jaw pivotably and non-translatably affixed to the tool head top, the jaw including: (1) a jaw bearing surface extending from a jaw tip to a jaw tail, (2) a cutout extending through the jaw from the jaw 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 with respect to the tool head between: A. a closed state wherein the anchor rests at least substantially entirely within the cutout 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.