Reversible floating punch retainer for punch change retainer tool

A punch change retainer positioning a floating punch retainer in a retracted, disengage position and an extended, engage position, the change retainer comprising:

• a change retainer body including a nose portion at a front end of the change retainer body and an actuator at a rear end of the change retainer body;
• a punch retainer receiving aperture extending upwardly through the change retainer body from a bottom surface thereof;
• a gagging member actuable by the actuator between a retracted position distal from the nose portion of the change retainer body and an extended position adjacent the nose portion of the change retainer body;
• a floating punch retainer receivable within the punch retainer receiving aperture, an upper end of the floating punch retainer positioned for engagement with the gagging member, the floating punch retainer defining a longitudinal center line;
• a punch receiving hole defined in the floating punch retainer and offset from the longitudinal center line and located between the longitudinal center line and the nose portion of the change retainer body;
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• wherein the gagging tool includes a lower surface engaging an upper surface of the floating punch retainer, the lower surface of the gagging tool extendable to a location substantially over the punch receiving hole.

A punch change retainer positioning a floating punch retainer in a retracted, disengage position and an extended, engage position, the change retainer comprising:

• a change retainer body including a nose portion at a front end of the change retainer body and an actuator at a rear end of the change retainer body;
• a punch retainer receiving aperture extending upwardly through the change retainer body from a bottom surface thereof;
• a gagging member actuable by the actuator between a retracted position distal from the nose portion of the change retainer body and an extended position adjacent the nose portion of the change retainer body;
• a floating punch retainer receivable within the punch retainer receiving aperture, an upper end of the floating punch retainer positioned for engagement with the gagging member, the floating punch retainer defining a longitudinal center line located in a front to rear direction;
• a punch receiving hole defined in the floating punch retainer and offset from the longitudinal center line;
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• wherein the punch receiving hole is reversible within the punch retainer receiving aperture about the longitudinal center line to locate the punch receiving hole at two predetermined positions within the change retainer body.