Heavy duty pull bar

Abstract

The heavy duty pull bar is a hand tool for installing tongue and groove floor boards tightly together. The pull bar includes a flat elongated base plate, having a downward overhang lip on one end which is placed along the edge of the floor board while the other end having a triangle formation affixed to the top surface producing an immensely durable impact area to strike a mallet or hammer to exert the force required to pull the floor boards tightly together. Extending from both sides and from the impact zone end are small 45° bends outward and upward that add to the overall rigidity of the tool. There is also a handle assembly affixed lengthwise to the top centre surface of the base plate to provide better control, stability and handling, and may be used right-handed or left handed.

1 . A pull bar comprising: 
 a base plate adapted to be placed on floor boards;    an overhang lip to place over edge of the floor board;    an impact area to strike mallet or hammer;    a handle assembly attached to said base plate to maneuver and control tool;    
   
   
       2 . The pull bar as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said base plate is generally planar, elongated and is of an isosceles trapezoid configuration with a wide end, a narrow end and the isosceles sides longer in length.  
   
   
       4 . The pull bar as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said base plate has ½″ bends outward and upward 45° extending out along the sides and narrow end of the pull bar which adds to the overall rigidity.  
   
   
       5 . The pull bar as claimed in  claim 1  and  claim 2  wherein said base plate has a downward lip on the wide end thereof to place along edge of floor board.  
   
   
       6 . The pull bar as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said cross-section of impact area cross-section is generally of an isosceles triangle configuration at the narrow end thereof to strike the mallet or hammer.  
   
   
       8 . The pull bar as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said handle assembly is comprised of a straight tubular form, with bends formed on either end in a downward slope and affixed lengthwise to the top center surface of the base plate thereof to provide better control, stability and handling.  
   
   
       9 . The pull bar as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said handle is symmetrical so that said pull bar may be used either right-handed or left-handed.