Tool for removing and inserting tacks

Abstract

A tool for removing and inserting tacks includes an elongated handle member having a first end, a second end, and a peripheral wall extending between the first and second ends. The peripheral wall has a well extending therein. A rod has an insertion end for tacks and a removal end for tacks. A perimeter wall extends between the insertion and removal ends of the rod. Each of the insertion and removal ends is removably insertable into the well such that the rod is releasably coupled to the handle. A tack may be selectively inserted into a wall surface using the insertion end and selectively removed from a wall surface using the removal end.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A device for inserting a tack into a wall surface, said device comprising: 
 an elongated handle member having a first end, a second end, and a peripheral wall extending between said first and second ends, said peripheral wall having a well extending therein;    a rod having an insertion end for tacks and a removal end for tacks, a perimeter wall extending between said insertion and removal ends of said rod, each of said insertion and removal ends being removably insertable into said well such that said rod is releasably coupled to said handle; and    wherein a tack may be selectively inserted into a wall surface using said insertion end and selectively removed from a wall surface using said removal end.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said well has a threaded surface, said perimeter wall being threaded adjacent to said insertion end and said removal end for threadably coupling with said threaded surface of said well.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said first end has an aperture extending therein, a cap being selectively positionable over said aperture.  
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said cap has an internal threaded surface adapted for threadably coupling to a threaded outer surface of said peripheral wall positioned adjacent to said first end.  
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said peripheral wall has a plurality of indentations therein for receiving fingers of a user of said device, said indentations being generally aligned along a line extending between said first and second ends and intersecting said well.  
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , further including an arcuate ridge extending along said peripheral wall between said first and second ends, said arcuate ridge being disposed opposite of said indentations.  
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said removal end has a removal tool thereon and said insertion end has an insertion tool thereon, said insertion tool including a magnet being mounted in a depression extending into said insertion end.  
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein said removal tool including a magnet being mounted in a depression extending into said removal end, said removal tool further including a gripping member attached to said removal end.  
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein said gripping member includes an arm being attached to and extending away from said removal end, said arm being positioned between said depression in said removal end and said perimeter wall, a plate being attached to a free end of said arm, said plate lying in a plane orientated generally perpendicular to said arm such that said plate extends over and is spaced from said depression in said removal end, said plate having a slot extending therein, said slot extending into an edge of said plate and toward said arm.  
     
     
         10 . A device for inserting a tack into a wall surface, said device comprising: 
 an elongated handle member having a first end, a second end, and a peripheral wall extending between said first and second ends, said peripheral wall having a well extending therein, said well being positioned nearer said second end that said first end, said well having a threaded surface, said first end having an aperture extending therein, a cap being selectively positionable over said aperture, said cap having an internal threaded surface adapted for threadably coupling to a threaded outer surface of said peripheral wall positioned adjacent to said first end, said peripheral wall having a plurality of indentations therein for receiving fingers of a user of said device, said indentations being generally aligned along a line extending between said first and second ends and intersecting said well, an arcuate ridge extending along said peripheral wall between said first and second ends, said arcuate ridge being disposed opposite of said indentations;    a rod having an insertion end for tacks and a removal end for tacks, a perimeter wall extending between said insertion and removal ends of said rod, each of said insertion and removal ends being removably insertable into said well, said perimeter wall being threaded adjacent to said insertion end and said removal end for threadably coupling with said threaded surface of said well, said removal end having a removal tool thereon, said insertion end having an insertion tool thereon, said insertion tool including a magnet being mounted in a depression extending into said insertion end, said removal tool including a magnet being mounted in a depression extending into said removal end, said removal tool further including a gripping member, said gripping member including an arm being attached to and extending away from said removal end, said arm being positioned between said depression in said removal end and said perimeter wall, a plate being attached to a free end of said arm, said plate lying in a plane orientated generally perpendicular to said arm such that said plate extends over and is spaced from said depression in said removal end, said plate having a slot extending therein, said slot extending into an edge of said plate and toward said arm; and    wherein a head of a tack may be positioned in said depression in said insertion end such that a pin of said tack extends away from said insertion end, and wherein a pin of a tack may be positioned in said slot such that the head of the tack is positioned between said plate and said removal end.