a tool for removing an emi / rfi shield assembly cover . the tool includes two body members arranged for reciprocating movement toward and away from each other over a limited distance . each body member has a gripper member extending outwardly therefrom which , when the body members are spaced apart , slide over opposed sides of the shield cover . when the body members are subsequently moved together , the gripper members engage edges of the opposed sides of the cover so that subsequent movement of the tool removes the cover from the base .