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US 6,470,729 B1Granted
Repair tool
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsJohn R. Hughes, Steven Hamilton, Mark P. Palleschi, James D. Becker
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AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsJohn R. Hughes, Steven Hamilton, Mark P. Palleschi, James D. Becker
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An opening tool is provided for separating an outer panel of a tailgate, decklid, door or the like from an interior panel in a repair process. The opening tool may work in conjunction with a closing tool which operates to re-secure the outer panel to the interior panel once the necessary repairs have been completed. The removal tool includes a mounting arm, a blade, a shoulder and optionally, a scratch resistor. The mounting arm may be adaptable to be mounted upon an air hammer. Upon removal of the outer door panel, the blade is wedged between the outer door panel and the interior door panel. The blade is integral to the mounting arm and the shoulder. As the blade travels along the hem flange in the removal process, the shoulder maintains the position of the blade as it separates the outer door panel from the interior door panel.
A tool for removing an outer door panel from an interior door panel, the outer door panel being joined to the inner door panel by a hem flange, the tool comprising:
A tool for removing an outer door panel from an interior door panel, the outer door panel being joined to the inner door panel by a hem flange, the tool comprising:
A repair tool for removing an outer door panel from an interior door panel at a hem flange, the repair tool comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.