Hand tool for removal of adhesively mounted items, particularly cellular telephone antennas
US5448814A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53896
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand tool for facilitating removal of adhesively mounted objects, and in particular, cellular telephone antennas includes an engagement head and a shank portion extending away from the head and terminating in a handle. The handle is offset from the engagement head both vertically and horizontally such that when the tool is applied to an antenna module, the handle is oriented in a generally horizontal plane and the user's hand is set into a preselected orientation. Rotation of the wrist applied a twisting force to the module, resulting in a shear of the adhesive from torsion.
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