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Abstract

A repair tool 10 comprising: first and second support elements 11, 12, the first and second support elements 11, 12 each comprising a first end 13 which is engagable with a portion of material to be repaired and a second end 14 distal the first end. A spanning member 15 is engagable with the support elements 11, 12 at or about the second end 14 thereof, the spanning member being sized and dimensioned to span between said support elements 11, 12, in a spanning position above a portion of material to be repaired. The support elements 11, 12 are movable relative to the spanning member 15 in the longitudinal direction thereof to adjust the distance between the first and second support elements 11, 12. Thus, in use, when the first and second support elements 11, 12 are attached to a portion of material to be repaired, tension may be applied or released from said material by movement of one or both of the support elements 11, 12. The repair tool 10 further comprises one or both of the following features. The repair tool may firstly comprise a pull/push arrangement 16 mountable to the spanning member 15 between the first and second support elements 11, 12 and configured to apply a pulling force to a portion of the material to be repaired; and/or the spanning member 15 of the repair tool 10 is rotatable or otherwise movable laterally relative to at least a portion of the support elements 11, 12 such that the area between the support elements 11, 12 is more readily accessible.

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First Claim