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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Daniel C. Swanson, Lombard, IL (US);
Daniel C. Swanson, Lombard, IL (US);
Sears Brands, L.L.C., Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Abstract
Described herein is technology for, among other things, a tool for assisting the attachment or removal of a first fastener and a second fastener to or from a structure. The tool includes a lower portion adapted to magnetically attach to a surface of the structure. The tool also includes an upper portion configured to be spaced a distance from the surface of the structure when the lower portion is magnetically attached to the surface of the structure. The upper portion also includes a holder extending therefrom and adapted to hold the first fastener. The holder is biased to urge the first fastener in a direction of the surface of the structure.