Probe bar remover
First Claim
1. A probe bar remover comprising:
- a) an elongated member having an engagement end opposite a handling end and a foot plate oriented at the handling end, wherein the foot plate is a plate positioned above a top surface of the elongated member or is an integrated plate along a section of the elongated member;
b) a bar engagement member attached to the elongated member at the engagement end configured to rotationally bind and releaseably engage a probe bar;
c) a fulcrum disposed intermediate the elongated member having a fulcrum point that can contact a ground surface; and
d) an elongated handlebar removably coupled at the handling end and extending away from the elongated member.
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Abstract
A probe bar remover (10) for loosening and removing probe bars from the ground includes an elongated member (12) with an engagement end and a handling end. The elongated member (12) also includes a foot plate (18) along the elongated member (12) oriented toward the handling end. A bar engagement member (20) is coupled to the elongated member (12) at the engagement end and can include an engagement gap (22) for engaging a probe bar (15). A fulcrum (24) can be oriented along the elongated member (12), which contacts a ground surface, and a handlebar (26) is removably coupled to the handling end of the elongated member. To remove probe bars from a ground surface, the probe bar remover (10) can be engaged with an exposed portion of a probe bar (15) and a downward force is exerted on the foot plate (18) so as to at least loosen the probe bar (15) from the ground.
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22 Claims
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1. A probe bar remover comprising:
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a) an elongated member having an engagement end opposite a handling end and a foot plate oriented at the handling end, wherein the foot plate is a plate positioned above a top surface of the elongated member or is an integrated plate along a section of the elongated member; b) a bar engagement member attached to the elongated member at the engagement end configured to rotationally bind and releaseably engage a probe bar; c) a fulcrum disposed intermediate the elongated member having a fulcrum point that can contact a ground surface; and d) an elongated handlebar removably coupled at the handling end and extending away from the elongated member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for removing probe bars from a ground surface comprising:
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a) engaging an exposed portion of a probe bar with a probe bar remover;
the probe bar remover including an elongated member having an engagement end opposite a handling end and a foot plate oriented at the handling end, wherein the foot plate is a plate positioned above a top surface of the elongated member or is an integrated plate along a section of the elongated member;
a bar engagement member attached to the elongated member at the engagement end configured to rotationally bind and releaseably engage the probe bar;
a fulcrum intermediate the elongated member to contact a ground surface; and
a handlebar attached at the handling end; andb) exerting a downward force on the foot plate such that the bar engagement member is forced upward sufficient to at least loosen the probe bar from the ground. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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