Flexible reach tool

A flexible reach tool for positioning and actuating a tool in an inaccessible location, comprising:

• a rigid arm having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end;
• a flexible arm having a first end and a second end, said flexible arm first end pivotally connected to said rigid arm second end;
• means connected to said rigid arm and said flexible arm for positioning said flexible arm from a first position, wherein said flexible arm is longitudinally coaxial with the longitudinal axis of said rigid arm, to a plurality of non-axial positions, including a position at least 90 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of said rigid arm;
• said means for positioning including:
• a rotatable disk connected to said rigid arm proximate said first end;
• at least one externally threaded connector;
• means for connecting said rotatable disk to said at least one externally threaded connector;
• at least one internally threaded connector having said at least one externally threaded connector mounted therein, said at least one internally threaded connector mounted on said flexible arm, wherein rotation of said rotatable disk moves said flexible arm from said first position through said plurality of non-axial positions;
• a manually-actuated tool mounted to the second end of said flexible arm;
• and
• a first means for actuating said tool, connected to said flexible arm and said rigid arm, from a position on said rigid arm, whereby said tool can be selectively actuated in a remote, inaccessible location from said rigid arm.