Hand-held punch tool
AssigneeEdgy Tools LLC
InventorsDavid Streen, Marino Cecchi
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Abstract
A punch tool includes a body having a contoured profile configured for holding in a user's hand. The body includes at least one opening for receiving a user's digits and the contoured profile has at least one extension configured for contact with another of the user's digits. A strike portion for applying an external force is located at an upper portion of the body centered on a force line extending through the body. An impact portion is located at a lower portion of the body concentric with the force line and has an end tip configured to focus at least a portion of the external force to a work surface.
Claims17
A punch tool comprising:
- a strike portion centered on a force line, the strike portion having a strike surface area comprising a material configured for striking with an external force;
- an impact portion disposed below the strike portion and concentric with the force line, the impact portion having an end tip having a contact surface area smaller than the strike surface area configured to focus at least a portion of an external force to a target on a work surface;
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- a planar tool body having a body thickness with at least one opening therethrough for receiving one or more of a user's digits, the tool body having a contoured profile comprising an upper portion having at least one extension, wherein a combined width of the upper portion and the at least one extension is wider than the strike portion, a center portion having at least one indentation, and a lower portion, the tool body disposed between the strike portion and the impact portion wherein the force line passes through the at least one opening, the tool body configured to receive the one or more of the user's digits to position and support the impact portion in contact with the target while maintaining a distance from each of the strike portion and the impact portion to avoid impacting the user's hand when the user applies the external force to the strike area.
A punch tool comprising:
- a planar body having a body thickness and a contoured profile having an upper portion, a center portion, and a lower portion, the center portion having at least one opening extending through the body thickness and centered within the contoured profile, wherein the upper portion of the contoured profile comprises at least one extension and the center portion of the contoured profile comprises at least one indentation;
- a strike portion disposed at the upper portion of the body centered on a force line extending through the body, the strike portion having a strike surface area comprising a material configured for striking with an external force to transfer an impact force into the body along the force line to the lower portion, wherein the strike portion has a width narrower than a combined width of the upper portion and the at least one extension;
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- an impact portion disposed at the lower portion of the body, the impact portion concentric with the force line and having an end tip having a contact surface area configured to focus at least a portion of the impact force to a work surface;
- wherein the body is configured for inserting one or more of a user's digits into the at least one opening, contacting the at least one indentation with another of the user's digits to stably position the impact portion at a target location on the work surface, and striking the strike portion with the external force to transfer impact force to the target location, wherein the at least one extension is configured to at least partially shields the user's digits from the external force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.