POCKET FORMER REMOVAL TOOL
A pocket former removal tool is disclosed. The pocket former removal tool includes a body, the body having a fulcrum, a first end and a second end. The pocket former removal tool further includes tines attached to the second end of the body.
1 . A pocket former removal tool comprising:
a body, the body having a fulcrum, a first end and a second end; and
tines attached to the second end of the body.
2 . The pocket former of claim 1 , wherein the body is comprised of steel, cast iron, or a polymer.
3 . The pocket former removal tool of claim 1 , wherein the pocket former removal tool is formed through stamping, casting, forging, or molding.
4 . The pocket former removal tool of claim 1 further comprising a handle, the handle attached to the first end of the body.
5 . The pocket former removal tool of claim 1 , wherein the tines are flat.
6 . The pocket former removal tool of claim 5 , wherein the tines are tapered.
7 . The pocket former removal tool of claim 1 , wherein the fulcrum is a curved body piece, angled body piece, pivot extension, or a combination thereof.
8 . The pocket former removal tool of claim 1 , wherein the tines extend at an obtuse angle relative to the body.
9 . The pocket former removal tool of claim 1 , wherein the tines further comprise a tine bend.
10 . The pocket former removal tool of claim 1 , wherein the fulcrum is closer to the second end of the body than the first end of the body.
11 . A method for removing a pocket former from a concrete member, the concrete member having a surface, the pocket former having a pocket former extension, the concrete member and the pocket former having a connection, the method comprising:
supplying a pocket former removal tool, the pocket former removal tool comprising:
a body, the body having a fulcrum, a first end and a second end;
tines attached to the second end of the body; and
a handle, the handle attached to the first end of the body;
positioning the pocket former removal tool such that the fulcrum is in contact with the concrete member and the tines are engaged with the pocket former extension; and
applying a downward force to the handle to create an upward force on the pocket former.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the pocket former extension further comprises a locking feature, the method further comprising:
engaging the tines with the locking feature.
13 . The method of claim 11 , the tines further including a tine bend, the method further comprising:
positioning the tines such that the tines extend generally parallel to the surface of the concrete member
14 . The method of claim 11 further comprising breaking the connection between the concrete member and the pocket former.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the tines are flat.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the tines are tapered.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the fulcrum is a curved body piece, angled body piece, pivot extension, or a combination thereof.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the tines extend at an obtuse angle relative to the body.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the fulcrum is closer to the second end of the body than the first end of the body.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the body is comprised of steel, cast iron, or a polymer.