Adjustable Dent Removal Tool
OwnerSteven L Hopfinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable dent removal tool may include a handle coupled to a duel adjustment system, the duel adjustment system may include a body secured to the handle. The body may include a plurality of first engagement teeth. A piston may be provided that may be movably coupled to the body, the piston may include a plurality of second engagement teeth, which may be selectively engaged with the first engagement teeth, thereby releasably locking the body to the piston. A lower body may be secured to the body. The lower body may include a tool receiver. A tool shaft may be provided that may be releasably locked to the lower body in more than one position.
Claims20
An adjustable dent removal tool, comprising:
- a handle coupled to a duel adjustment system, the duel adjustment system including:
- a body secured to the handle, the body including a plurality of first engagement teeth;
- a piston movably coupled to the body, the piston including a plurality of second engagement teeth;
- a piston spring providing a bias of the piston toward the body such that the second engagement teeth of the body interlock with the first engagement teeth of the body;
- a lower body secured to the body, the lower body including a locking ball which articulates with a ring such that the ring holds the ball in a recessed position when the ring is in a first position and allows the ball to move to a retracted position when the ring is in a second position, the lower body also including a tool receiver;
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- a lower body spring supported by the lower body and providing a bias of the ring toward the first position;
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- a tool shaft with a tool tip an attachment end, the attachment end of the tool shaft being received by the tool receiver of the lower body and releasably secured thereto when the locking ball is in the recessed position.
An adjustable dent removal tool of the type including a handle and a removable tool shaft, the adjustable dent removable tool comprising:
- a body secured to the handle, the body including a plurality of first engagement teeth;
- a piston movably coupled to the body, the piston including a plurality of second engagement teeth;
- a piston spring providing a bias of the piston toward the body such that the second engagement teeth of the body interlock with the first engagement teeth of the body;
- a lower body secured to the body, the lower body including a locking ball which articulates with a ring such that the ring holds the ball in a recessed position when the ring is in a first position and allows the ball to move to a retracted position when the ring is in a second position, the lower body also including a tool receiver;
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- a lower body spring supported by the lower body and providing a bias of the ring toward the first position.
A method of removing a dent from a workpiece using a dent removal tool including a handle, a removable tool shaft, a body secured to the handle, the body including a plurality of first engagement teeth;
- a piston movably coupled to the body, the piston including a plurality of second engagement teeth;
- a piston spring providing a bias of the piston toward the body such that the second engagement teeth of the body interlock with the first engagement teeth of the body;
- a lower body secured to the body;
- the lower body including a locking ball which articulates with a ring such that the ring holds the ball in a recessed position when the ring is in a first position and allows the ball to move to a retracted position when the ring is in a second position, the lower body also including a tool receiver;
- and a lower body spring supported by the lower body and providing a bias of the ring toward the first position, the method including the steps of:
- moving the ring to allow the tool shaft to be placed in the lower body, and locking it in a position by moving the ring so the locking ball is in the recessed position;
- positioning a portion of the tool shaft adjacent to the dent in the workpiece;
- applying force to the handle to manipulate the dent in the workpiece;
- applying force to the handle to disengage the first engagement teeth of the body from the second engagement teeth of the piston;
- rotating the handle and therefore the body relative to the piston;
- allowing the first engagement teeth of the body to engage with the second engagement teeth of the piston, thereby locking the body to the piston;
- applying force to the handle to apply a modified force to the dent in the workpiece due to the change in the handle position relative to the tool shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.