HALLIGAN STYLE RESCUE PRY BAR
F-1 Streeper Rescue Pry Bar
"Streeper" Rescue Bar, MODEL F-1
Pry Bar
Over a period of more than thirty years, world renowned Extrication Innovator and Instructor O. B. Streeper designed multiple rescue tools. The F-1 pry bar, similar to the Kelly Tool or Halligan Bar, is one of the most versatile rescue tools he designed. It bears his name, the Streeper Rescue Bar, ™ Model F-1, (frequently referred to as the "O.B. Bar), is a multipurpose, haligan style, heavy duty entry bar, 42” in length, constructed of forged steel, this combination extrication bar, entry bar, pry bar, battering ram, pike, nail puller and gas shut off key is designed to provide the operator with the leverage and force necessary to pry open automobile doors, separate elevator doors, security screens, breach chain link fences, open pad locks and force open building doors by driving the flat blade portion of the tool between the door and door frame and raising or lowering the handle portion of the tool. The Streeper Rescue Bar is Made in America. To reduce firefighter stress, the heavy duty F-1 Streeper Entry Bar has had the weight reduced to only 8.5 lbs. while still maintaining the same strength and capacity.
Vehicle doors are opened by driving the flat adze blade between the door and vehicle body striking the bar with a flat-head axe or hammer, then raising or pressing down on the handle of the bar to create a hole for insertion of a spreading device. Elevator doors may be forced open by inserting the flat blade between the doors and raising or lowering the handle in the same manner to force the doors open. Side hinged doors may be opened by inserting the large flat blade between the door and door frame on the lock side of the door and prying down on the Streeper Bar's handle.
When pulling a vehicle door forward to provide greater access to a front seat patient or creating a three door car from a two door car, to easily access a rear seat passenger, the “pike” point on the Streeper Entry Bar is driven into the vehicle's fender or rear deck lid to create an anchor point to prevent the Chain Sling and Come-A-Long from slipping while pulling the door open or pulling the body panel rearward to create a third door opening for rear seat patient removal from a two door car. The pike point may also be used to break side and rear window glass with the application of a minimal amount force.
Vehicle doors are opened by driving the flat adze blade between the door and vehicle body striking the bar with a flat-head axe or hammer, then raising or pressing down on the handle of the bar to create a hole for insertion of a spreading device. Elevator doors may be forced open by inserting the flat blade between the doors and raising or lowering the handle in the same manner to force the doors open. Side hinged doors may be opened by inserting the large flat blade between the door and door frame on the lock side of the door and prying down on the Streeper Bar's handle.
When pulling a vehicle door forward to provide greater access to a front seat patient or creating a three door car from a two door car, to easily access a rear seat passenger, the “pike” point on the Streeper Entry Bar is driven into the vehicle's fender or rear deck lid to create an anchor point to prevent the Chain Sling and Come-A-Long from slipping while pulling the door open or pulling the body panel rearward to create a third door opening for rear seat patient removal from a two door car. The pike point may also be used to break side and rear window glass with the application of a minimal amount force.
ADDITIONAL USES OF THESE RESCUE BARS
In addition to the auto extrication uses, this Halligan style rescue tool has multiple fire fighting and rescue uses. The duck bill chisel tip is utilized as a conventional pry bar or crow bar for prying open windows, entry doors, elevator doors, roll-up doors and moving heavy objects.
When removing or breaking a lock hasp or padlock, the pike point may be used to break the lock by striking the padlock on the top between the shackles or the hasp may be opened by inserting pike point into the hasp "D" ring or the lock shackle and prying or striking with a flat head axe or sledge hammer. To drive the lock cylinder out of door knobs. The pike point is placed against the key slot and struck with a hammer to drive the lock cylinder out of the knob. An alternative is to swing the bar, striking the lock cylinder with the pike point to drive the lock cylinder from the door knob.
The crow bar portion of this tool is also used in multiple other prying operations. The flat end of the Streeper Entry Bar ™ is designed to be used as a battering ram for opening doors or inserted between the door and door frame of a vehicle or building door and used as a pry bar to open the door. A claw was recently added to the flat end of the bar for nail and other pulling operations.
This rescue tool may also be used as a wedge to keep side hinged doors open, or placed between sliding doors and the frame to prevent them from closing. The Streeper Bar may be stood on end and placed under the edge of roll-up doors to keep them from closing, or the pike can be wedged in the door track to keep the door from closing.
A recent Streeper Entry Bar update incorporates a gas valve shut-off key in the flat adze blade portion of the bar. The gas valve shut-off key is designed to fit most residential and commercial gas shut off valves used in propane and natural gas services. The 42" length provides ample leverage to close even stuck gas valves.
The pictures below show the Model F-1, Streeper Entry Bar driven into the space between the car door and the vehicle body, just below the door handle. The Streeper Entry Bar is rotated up and down to bend the door skin outward to create an opening for placement of the Wedge, Spreader or “BOSS” tool. Alternatively the prying end of the Halligan style tool may be inserted in the lock area and used to pry the door open.
When removing or breaking a lock hasp or padlock, the pike point may be used to break the lock by striking the padlock on the top between the shackles or the hasp may be opened by inserting pike point into the hasp "D" ring or the lock shackle and prying or striking with a flat head axe or sledge hammer. To drive the lock cylinder out of door knobs. The pike point is placed against the key slot and struck with a hammer to drive the lock cylinder out of the knob. An alternative is to swing the bar, striking the lock cylinder with the pike point to drive the lock cylinder from the door knob.
The crow bar portion of this tool is also used in multiple other prying operations. The flat end of the Streeper Entry Bar ™ is designed to be used as a battering ram for opening doors or inserted between the door and door frame of a vehicle or building door and used as a pry bar to open the door. A claw was recently added to the flat end of the bar for nail and other pulling operations.
This rescue tool may also be used as a wedge to keep side hinged doors open, or placed between sliding doors and the frame to prevent them from closing. The Streeper Bar may be stood on end and placed under the edge of roll-up doors to keep them from closing, or the pike can be wedged in the door track to keep the door from closing.
A recent Streeper Entry Bar update incorporates a gas valve shut-off key in the flat adze blade portion of the bar. The gas valve shut-off key is designed to fit most residential and commercial gas shut off valves used in propane and natural gas services. The 42" length provides ample leverage to close even stuck gas valves.
The pictures below show the Model F-1, Streeper Entry Bar driven into the space between the car door and the vehicle body, just below the door handle. The Streeper Entry Bar is rotated up and down to bend the door skin outward to create an opening for placement of the Wedge, Spreader or “BOSS” tool. Alternatively the prying end of the Halligan style tool may be inserted in the lock area and used to pry the door open.
F-1 Bar inserted between door and door frame
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F-1 Bar forced downward to create opening
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Door opening created by F-1 Bar
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In the photographs below, the Streeper Enrty Bar's pike is driven into the front fender of the vehicle as an anchor point to prevent the Come-A-Long and chain from slipping off the fender as it is used with the C-1 Rescue Chain Set to pull the front doors of a vehicle forward to provide access to the victim in the front seat. A similar setup at the rear of the vehicle is used to create a three door car out of a two door car, permitting easier victim removal from the rear seat.
The following photographs show some of the other uses of the F-1 Streeper Entry Bar
F-1 Streeper Rescue Bar ™ is a Trade Mark of Special Service and Supply Inc. All rights reserved.
Shipping Weight 14 lbs, Ships via FedEx Ground ®.
