Hook bar tool for bumper repair
DCFirst Claim
1. A bumper repair tool operable with a lever bar, comprising:
- a shank with a first hook end and a second hook end, and a plurality of apertures formed along a longitudinal axis of said shank, said apertures being dimensioned to receive and allow passage of said lever bar therethrough;
said shank comprising a stiff material formed in a substantially rectangular cross-section with a thickness and a width, and having a taper in said thickness and said width at said first hook end and at said second hook end, thereby forming a first neck and a second neck thereat, respectively;
said first hook end tapering to a first thin edge curving over said first neck at a first radius of curvature, said second hook end tapering to a second thin edge curving over said second neck at a second radius of curvature, said first and second thin edges adapted for prying under a bumper surface such that one of the said first and second hook ends is removably and pivotally engagable at said bumper surface;
said first hook end having a pair of opposing notches formed thereat, one of said notches being disposed on a first side of said first hook end and another notch being disposed on a second side of said first hook end; and
said second hook end having a pair of opposing notches formed thereat, one of said notches being disposed on a first side of said second hook end and another notch being disposed on a second side of said second hook end.
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Abstract
A manually usable bumper repair tool formed of a steel shank with a first hook end and a second hook end, each of which hook ends curves to a thin edge adapted for prying underneath and clasping a portion of a bumper or other sheet metal structure. The steel shank is provided with one or more apertures for engaging a lever bar of suitable length. One of the thin edges is placed under a portion of a bumper surface and the lever bar is positioned through one of the apertures. For exerting maximum force, apertures distally disposed from the engaged hook end may be used. Using a wall of the aperture as the fulcrum, by rotatably and pivotally applying a force on the lever bar, a linear or angular force may be applied at the work surface so that the structure is straightened, or pulled or pushed into its original design shape.
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1. A bumper repair tool operable with a lever bar, comprising:
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a shank with a first hook end and a second hook end, and a plurality of apertures formed along a longitudinal axis of said shank, said apertures being dimensioned to receive and allow passage of said lever bar therethrough; said shank comprising a stiff material formed in a substantially rectangular cross-section with a thickness and a width, and having a taper in said thickness and said width at said first hook end and at said second hook end, thereby forming a first neck and a second neck thereat, respectively; said first hook end tapering to a first thin edge curving over said first neck at a first radius of curvature, said second hook end tapering to a second thin edge curving over said second neck at a second radius of curvature, said first and second thin edges adapted for prying under a bumper surface such that one of the said first and second hook ends is removably and pivotally engagable at said bumper surface; said first hook end having a pair of opposing notches formed thereat, one of said notches being disposed on a first side of said first hook end and another notch being disposed on a second side of said first hook end; and said second hook end having a pair of opposing notches formed thereat, one of said notches being disposed on a first side of said second hook end and another notch being disposed on a second side of said second hook end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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