ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,090, issued on March 24, was assigned to 1406239 BC Ltd. (Shawnigan Lake, Canada).
"Construction tool" was invented by Kyle Carl Valentine Thiele (Shawnigan Lake, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A construction tool and method of using the tool. The tool includes a handle connected with a claw by a pivot near the bottom of the handle. The claw engages with a workpiece by penetrating the workpiece with a tooth point that is angled back from the claw toward the pivot. An anchor on the handle may engage with the floor. Pulling the handle away from the workpiece pivots the handle away from the claw at the top of the handle and towa...