The Tug Rescue Tool was designed to assist emergency services personnel in locating the pressurized cylinders used to inflate a vehicle’s air bags or activate seat belt tensioners. Until now, no tool was specifically designed to “peel and peek” or “strip before you rip.”
Using the “Tug Tool” to remove a vehicle’s interior/“plastics” will help prevent rescuers from cutting into the pressurized cylinders, reducing risk to rescuers and patients from compromised cylinder and projectile injury. The “Tug Tool” has and will continue to contribute to safe and successful vehicle extrication events. 
The Tug Rescue Tool is firefighter designed and produced, right here in America. The majority of equipment and materials used in the production process have either been purchased or fabricated in the state of Washington or California. All other equipment was purchased in the United States. This a family-owned operation.
Tug Rescue Tool Specs & Uses
✠ Remove a vehicle’s interior/plastics to expose the pressurized air bag cylinders
✠ Breaking windows and windshields! 2 methods: see below
✠ “Notches” on top of hook ~ Limits slippage when prying!
✠ The “Small Hooked Portion” is the “Spanner”. Used on hose couplings or removing windshields
✠ Flat Portion above “Spanner” ~ used as a striking tool!
✠ The “Tug Tool” was designed with ergonomics in mind. It fits comfortably in a gloved hand!
✠ The “Finger Guard” protects fingers when striking!
✠ Natural gas shut-off (2) and valve stem puller ~ see below
✠ “Flared” Bottom: Helps prevent your hand from slipping off the tool. The “Tug Tool” can also be turned “bottom up” for prying!
✠ Assists with removal of hinge pins on residential and commercial doors!
ADDITIONAL USES
Breaching sheet rock ~ Flattening tires with the point of the hook ~ Any digging operation ~ And . . . many more uses are waiting to be discovered!!!
Here are some sample methods for using the Tug Rescue Tool
Windshield Removal:
Method # 1
Strike windshield with the tip of the hook
Strike along the perimeter so it breaks/fractures the windshield
Make a hole and insert the “Tug Rescue Tool” tip down
Drag/pull the “Tug Rescue Tool” through the fractured glass to remove the windshield!!
Method # 2
Make a large enough hole to insert the “Spanner” then use a “can opener” type method to break/tear the windshield
This method works really well!
Deflating a vehicle’s tires:
Method # 1
Place the valve stem inside the gas shut-off
Twist “Tug Tool” and rubber valve stems “Pop"right out!
DOES NOT work on all rims...Depends on the style!
Method # 2
Place the “Tip of the Hook” against the side wall of the tire to be flattened
Strike the flat portion (above the spanner) with a striking tool or 4 x 4 cribbing
After the “Tug Tool” has penetrated the side wall, twist the “Tug Rescue Tool” and out comes the air!!!
For more information or to purchase the Tug Rescue Tool, visit us online at http://www.tugtool.com/index.html.