Valve punch tool
AssigneeSummit Tool Company
InventorRoger Kliskey
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Abstract
A punch tool includes a housing, a ram bar, and a floating punch assembly. The housing includes a cap having a lip defining an opening, and elongated slots. The floating punch assembly includes a floating punch having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion with ledges formed at the intersection of the three portions. One ledge is larger than the opening in the cap. The floating punch also includes a bore, and a retaining pin extends through the slots in the housing and the bore.
Claims9
A punch tool comprising:
- a tubular housing having an opening at one end and a cap having a lip that defines said opening;
- a ram bar slidably received within said housing;
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- a floating punch having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, a first ledge being formed at the intersection of said first portion and said second portion and a second ledge being formed at the intersection of said second portion and said third portion, and wherein said first portion extends through said opening, and said second portion is situated within said housing and is larger than said opening.
A valve punch tool for removing a valve stem assembly from a wheel, the valve punch tool comprising;
- a tubular housing having a cap at one end, said cap defining an opening having a first diameter;
- a floating punch having a tip, a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, a first ledge being formed at the intersection of said first portion and said second portion and a second ledge being formed at the intersection of said second portion and said third portion, and wherein said first portion extends through said opening, and said second portion is situated within said housing and is larger than said opening,
- wherein said tip contacts the valve stem assembly.
A method of removing a valve stem assembly from a wheel comprising the steps of;
- providing a valve punch tool having a tubular housing having a cap at one end, said cap defining an opening having a first diameter;
- a ram bar slidably received within said housing;
- and a floating punch having a tip, a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, a first ledge being formed at the intersection of said first portion and said second portion and a second ledge being formed at the intersection of said second portion and said third portion, and wherein said first portion extends through said opening, and said second portion is situated within said housing and is larger than said opening;
- positioning said floating punch on a valve stem assembly;
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- moving said ram bar and bringing it into contact with said floating punch, wherein said floating punch breaks said valve stem assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.