ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,060, issued on Oct. 21.
"Levering tool assembly and method of use" was invented by Larry Parsell (Jerseyville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A levering tool assembly for actuating a pull rod of a sliding door of a sump in a grain bin includes first and second bars, with the second bar extending angularly from the first bar's first end. A coupling module, which is attached to the first bar's second end, is selectively couplable to a pull rod that is operationally engaged to the sliding door. A fulcrum module, which is attached to a bottom of the first bar between the first and second ends, is extensible substantially perpendicul...