Valve removal tool, gas cylinder recycle kit, and process for removing valves from gas cylinders

A gas cylinder valve removal kit comprising:

• a first gas cylinder valve removal tool including a body portion including a bore extending therethrough, said body portion including means adapted for mounting said body portion on a gas cylinder valve assembly, a stem portion sized to be received in said bore and including a pin adapted to engage and punch out said valve, wherein advancement of said stem portion relative to said body portion, when said body portion is mounted on a gas cylinder valve assembly, removes a valve from said valve assembly;
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• a second gas cylinder valve removal tool including a body portion including a bore extending therethrough, said body portion including means adapted for mounting said body portion on a gas cylinder valve assembly, a stem portion sized to be received in said bore and including a pin extending from one end, said pin including means adapted for unscrewing a valve from a valve assembly, wherein advancement of said stem portion relative to said body portion, when said body portion is mounted on a gas cylinder valve assembly, removes a valve from said valve assembly.

A gas cylinder valve removal tool, comprising:

• a body portion including a bore extending therethrough, said body portion including means for mounting said body portion on a gas cylinder valve assembly;
• a stem portion sized to be received in said bore and including a pin to engage and punch out said valve, said pin comprising a center bore extending from one end thereof, and a transverse gas vent communicating said center bore with an exterior of said pin;
• wherein advancement of said stem portion relative to said body portion, when said body portion is mounted on a gas cylinder valve assembly, removes a valve from said valve assembly.

A gas cylinder removal tool, comprising:

• a body portion including a bore extending therethrough, said body portion including means for mounting said body portion on a gas cylinder valve assembly and a pressure relief port communicating said body bore with an exterior of said body;
• a stem portion sized to be received in said bore;
• wherein advancement of said stem portion relative to said body portion, when said body portion is mounted on a gas cylinder valve assembly, removes a valve from said valve assembly.