Hand-held impact tool for creating dent flaws

An impact tool comprising:

• a cylindrical body having an internal chamber formed therein:
• a piston assembly positioned within the internal chamber, the piston assembly comprising a piston base and a piston rod:
• an adapter arranged on the cylindrical body and having external threads formed therein;
• a location tip assembly comprising an opening and having internal threads formed therein, wherein the location tip assembly is couplable to the adapter via a threaded connection between the external threads of the adapter with the internal threads of the location tip assembly, wherein the threaded connection allows the location tip assembly to be moved axially to a selectable height relative to the adapter:
• an impact tip coupled to an end of the piston rod;
• and
• at least one air valve configured to introduce an amount of pressurized air within the internal chamber causing the impact tip to move axially through the opening towards a surface, thereby resulting in impact with the surface to be dented:
• wherein a depth of impact is controlled by adjusting at least one of the amount of pressurized air introduced into the internal chamber and the height of the location tip assembly.

An impact tool comprising:

• a cylindrical body having an internal chamber formed therein:
• a piston assembly positioned within the internal chamber, the piston assembly comprising a piston base and a piston rod:
• an adapter arranged on the cylindrical body and having external threads formed therein:
• an interchangeable location tip assembly comprising a concave shaped opening and having internal threads formed therein, wherein the interchangeable location tip assembly is couplable to the adapter by engaging the external threads of the adapter relative to the internal threads of the interchangeable location tip assembly to create a threaded connection, wherein the threaded connection allows the interchangeable location tip assembly to be moved axially to a selectable height relative to the adapter;
• an impact tip coupled to an end of the piston rod via an intermediate connector;
• and
• at least one air valve configured to introduce an amount of pressurized air within the internal chamber causing the impact tip to move axially through the opening towards a surface, thereby resulting in impact with the surface to be dented;
• wherein a depth of impact is controlled by adjusting at least one of the amount of pressurized air introduced into the internal chamber and the height of the location tip assembly.