Granted Patent B2

US 12,384,064 · App. 18/350,659 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Inventors: Ahyoung Stobar (Lake Tapps, WA); James Stobar (Lake Tapps, WA)

B26B27/005

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. A hand tool for opening and breaking down containers, the hand tool comprising:

an elongated handle having an end and defining a longitudinal axis;

a first arm coupled to the elongated handle and extending away from the end along the longitudinal axis; and

a second arm coupled to the elongated handle and extending away from the end along the longitudinal axis, where the first arm and the second arm form a jaw, and where the second arm comprises a cutting surface extending away from the first arm.

2. The hand tool of claim 1 , where the first arm further comprises a pair of opposing side surfaces that converge to an end.

3. The hand tool of claim 2 , where the end of the first arm comprises a pointed end.

4. The hand tool of claim 2 , where an angle formed by the pair of opposing side surfaces is in a range of between about 5 and 35 degrees.

5. The hand tool of claim 1 , where the second arm comprises a squared end disposed between a pair of opposing side surfaces.

6. The hand tool of claim 5 , where the squared end and the pair of opposing side surfaces are beveled to form the cutting surface.

7. The hand tool of claim 5 , where at least one of the pair of opposing side surfaces comprises a serrated portion.

8. The hand tool of claim 5 , where each of the pair of opposing side surfaces comprises a serrated portion.

9. The hand tool of claim 1 , where an angle formed by the first end and the second end is in a range of between about 15 and 25 degrees.

10. A hand tool comprising:

an elongated handle having an end and defining a longitudinal axis;

a first arm coupled to the elongated handle and extending away from the end along the longitudinal axis, where the first arm comprises a first pair of opposing side surfaces that converge to a pointed end;

a second arm coupled to the elongated handle and extending away from the end along the longitudinal axis, where the second arm comprises a squared end disposed between a second pair of opposing side surfaces, and where each of the second pair of opposing side surfaces includes a serrated portion; and

where the first arm and the second arm form a jaw.

11. The hand tool of claim 10 , where an angle formed by the first pair of opposing side surfaces is in a range of between about 5 and 35 degrees.

12. The hand tool of claim 10 , where the squared end and the pair of opposing side surfaces are beveled.

13. The hand tool of claim 10 , where an angle formed by the first end and the second end is in a range of between about 15 and 25 degrees.

14. A method of manufacturing a hand tool for breaking down a container, the method comprising:

providing an elongated handle having an end and defining a longitudinal axis;

providing a first arm coupled to the elongated handle and extending away from the end along the longitudinal axis; and

providing a second arm coupled to the elongated handle and extending away from the end along the longitudinal axis, where the first arm and the second arm form a jaw, and where the second arm comprises a cutting surface extending away from the first arm.

15. The method of claim 14 , where the first arm further comprises a pair of opposing side surfaces that converge to an end.

16. The method of claim 15 , where the end of the first arm comprises a pointed end.

17. The method of claim 15 , where an angle formed by the pair of opposing side surfaces is in a range of between about 5 and 35 degrees.

18. The method of claim 14 , where the second arm comprises a squared end disposed between a pair of opposing side surfaces.

19. The method of claim 18 , where the squared end and the pair of opposing side surfaces are beveled to form the cutting surface.

20. The method of claim 19 , where at least one of the pair of opposing side surfaces comprises a serrated portion.

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