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A tool for removing the lid of a metal drum wherein the lid is clamped over the drum rim without protruding edges, the tool having an elongated handle with a blade carried by an angularly positioned holder affixed to the midsection of the handle, the blade being of selected width to slice between li

A tool for removing the lid of a metal drum wherein the lid is clamped over the drum rim without protruding edges, the tool having an elongated handle with a blade carried by an angularly positioned holder affixed to the midsection of the handle, the blade being of selected width to slice between lid lip and the drum rim and, when the blade is so positioned, upward motion of the blade handle will cause the blade to pry the lip from the rim and allow the lid to be removed.

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We claim: 1. A drum lid removal tool for drums having lids with a snap fit lip that clamps over the rim of a drum without a protruding edge comprising: a) an elongated handle having a hand-gripped section, a lever section, and a midsection therebetween, wherein said lever section between said midse

We claim: 1. A drum lid removal tool for drums having lids with a snap fit lip that clamps over the rim of a drum without a protruding edge comprising: a) an elongated handle having a hand-gripped section, a lever section, and a midsection therebetween, wherein said lever section between said midsection and a lever member is uniform in shape without any projections extending from said lever section; b) a blade holder extending outwardly from said midsection at an angle in the range of 64° to 72° from the longitudinal axis of the handle, wherein said blade holder has a surface extending from said handle to a free end of said blade holder that faces said lever section of said handle; c) a blade having a knife-like tip, said blade being detachably affixed to the free end of said holder and extending toward the handle, wherein said blade has an inner surface that has a portion that abuts the free end of said blade holder and has a portion that extends from said portion that abuts said free end of said blade holder to said knife-like tip that is at an angle in the range of from about 34° to about 42° from said surface of said blade holder, the tip of the blade being spaced apart from the handle; and, d) said lever member at the lever end of the handle, wherein said lever member abuts a terminal end of said lever section such that said lever section is completely located between said lever member and said midsection, said member having a lid contact section having a lower terminal end located farthest from the handle that is completely on the same side of the handle as the blade holder that is completely planar, wherein the lid contact section is on the same side of the handle as the blade holder and is positioned whereby when the tip of the blade is inserted between the lip of the lid and, the rim of the drum, upward movement of the handle grip section will cause the lever member to contact the drum lid and be a pivot point about which the handle will rotate forcing the blade to move the lip away from the rim allowing the lid to be removed from the rim. 2. The tool of claim 1 wherein the angle of the blade holder is about 68° and the angle of the blade is at about 38°. 3. The tool of claim 1 wherein the blade width is in the range of 1″ to 1.5″. 4. The tool of claim 1 wherein the blade is curved to approximate the curvature of the drum rim. 5. The tool of claim 1 wherein the lever member is a plate at the lever end of the handle, said plate being at right angles to the handle, said plate having an extension section on the same side of the handle as the blade holder whereby when the tip of the blade is inserted between the lip of the lid of the drum and the rim of the drum upward movement of the handle grip section will move the lever plate down onto the lid to form a pivot point so that the continued upward movement of the handle grip will move the lip away from the rim allowing the lid to be removed from the drum. 6. A drum lid removal tool for drums having lids with a snap fit lip that clamps over the rim of a drum without a protruding edge comprising: a) an elongated handle having a hand-gripped section, a lever section, and a midsection therebetween, wherein said lever section between said midsection and a lever member is uniform in shape without any projections extending from said lever section; b) a blade holder extending outwardly from said midsection at an angle in the range of 64° to 72° from the longitudinal axis of the handle; wherein said blade holder has a surface extending from said handle to a free end of said blade holder that faces said lever section of said handle; c) a blade having a knife-like tip, said blade extending toward the handle, wherein said blade has an inner surface that has a portion that abuts the free end of said blade holder and has a portion that extends from said portion that abuts said free end of said blade holder to said knife-like tip that is at an angle in the range of from about 34° to about 42° from said surface of said blade holder, the tip of the blade being spaced apart from the handle; and, d) said lever member at the lever end of the handle, wherein said lever member abuts a terminal end of said lever section such that said lever section is completely located between said lever member and said midsection, said member having a lid contact section having a lower terminal end located farthest from the handle that is completely on the same side of the handle as the blade holder that is completely planar, wherein the lid contact section is on the same side of the handle as the blade holder and is positioned whereby when the tip of the blade is inserted between the lip of the lid and, the rim of the drum, upward movement of the handle grip section will cause the lever member to contact the drum lid and be a pivot point about which the handle will rotate forcing the blade to move the lip away from the rim allowing the lid to be removed from the rim, wherein said lever member has an upper terminal end that is oppositely disposed from said lower terminal end of said lever member, wherein a side surface of said lever member forms an entire terminal end of the drum lid removal tool that is oppositely disposed from a surface of said lever member that abuts the terminal end of said lever section, wherein said side surface of said lever member is completely planar and flat and continuous from an edge shared with said lower terminal end of said lever member to an edge shared with said upper terminal end of said lever member. 7. The tool of claim 6 wherein the angle of the blade holder is about 68° and the angle of the blade is at about 38°. 8. The tool of claim 6 wherein the blade width is in the range of 1″ to 1.5″. 9. The tool of claim 6 wherein the blade is curved to approximate the curvature of the drum rim. 10. The tool of claim 6 wherein the lever member is a plate at the lever end of the handle, said plate being at right angles to the handle, said plate having an extension section on the same side of the handle as the blade holder whereby when the tip of the blade is inserted between the lip of the lid of the drum and the rim of the drum upward movement of the handle grip section will move the lever plate down onto the lid to form a pivot point so that the continued upward movement of the handle grip will move the lip away from the rim allowing the lid to be removed from the drum. 11. A drum lid removal tool for drums having lids with a snap fit lip that clamps over the rim of a drum without a protruding edge comprising: a) an elongated handle having a hand-gripped section, a lever section, and a midsection therebetween; b) a blade holder extending outwardly from said midsection at an angle in the range of 64° to 72° from the longitudinal axis of the handle, wherein said blade holder has a surface extending from said handle to a free end of said blade holder that faces said lever section of said handle; c) a blade having a knife-like tip, said blade extending toward the handle, wherein said blade has an inner surface that has a portion that abuts the free end of said blade holder and has a portion that extends from said portion that abuts said free end of said blade holder to said knife-like tip that is at an angle in the range of from about 34° to about 42° from said surface of said blade holder, the tip of the blade being spaced apart from the handle; and, d) a lever member at the lever end of the handle, wherein said lever member abuts a terminal end of said lever section such that said lever section is completely located between said lever member and said midsection, said member having a lid contact section having a lower terminal end located farthest from the handle that is completely on the same side of the handle as the blade holder that is completely planar, wherein the lid contact section is on the same side of the handle as the blade holder and is positioned whereby when the tip of the blade is inserted between the lip of the lid and, the rim of the drum, upward movement of the handle grip section will cause the lever member to contact the drum lid and be a pivot point about which the handle will rotate forcing the blade to move the lip away from the rim allowing the lid to be removed from the rim, wherein said lever member has an upper terminal end that is oppositely disposed from said lower terminal end of said lever member, wherein a side surface of said lever member forms an entire terminal end of the drum lid removal tool that is oppositely disposed from a surface of said lever member that abuts the terminal end of said lever section, wherein said side surface of said lever member is completely planar and flat and continuous from an edge shared with said lower terminal end of said lever member to an edge shared with said upper terminal end of said lever member. 12. The tool of claim 11 wherein the angle of the blade holder is about 68° and the angle of the blade is at about 38°. 13. The tool of claim 11 wherein the blade width is in the range of 1″ to 1.5″. 14. The tool of claim 11 wherein the blade is curved to approximate the curvature of the drum rim. 15. The tool of claim 11 wherein the lever member is a plate at the lever end of the handle, said plate being at right angles to the handle, said plate having an extension section on the same side of the handle as the blade holder whereby when the tip of the blade is inserted between the lip of the lid of the drum and the rim of the drum upward movement of the handle grip section will move the lever plate down onto the lid to form a pivot point so that the continued upward movement of the handle grip will move the lip away from the rim allowing the lid to be removed from the drum.