Emory G Cross

US Patent:

60359463, Mar 14, 2000

Filed:

Jul 27, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/123070

Inventors:

Charles F Studley - Ft. Myers FL
Emory E Cross - Arcadia FL

Assignee:

The Right Equipment Company of Pinnellas County, Inc. - St. Petersburg FL

International Classification:

B25D 104

US Classification:

173 90

Abstract:

Disclosed is an improved forcible entry tool for opening locked or jammed doors by emergency personnel for the purpose of apprehending criminal suspects, gathering evidence, and preserving lives of people who become trapped by fire, earthquake, tornadoes, or by other circumstances beyond their control. The tool of the present invention comprises an elongated frame with a piercing pivot blade on the front end of the tool. The pivot blade is configured to pivot perpendicular to the frame upon penetration through a door, thereby enabling the tool operator to effectively pull back on the tool to break open an outwardly swinging door. A detachable ram head may be mounted over the front end of the frame for purposes of breaking through a door that swings inward (i. e. away from the tool operating personnel).