Key slug knockout tool
US4149435A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 1977 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26F2001/365
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A manually operable tool to knock out identification slugs from the heads of keys such as ignition and door keys for automotive vehicles while the keys are mounted upon a key ring passing through holes in said slugs, the tool comprising a pair of jaws on handles pivotally connected adjacent the jaws, one jaw having a seat to position the end portion of the head of a key which is beyond the slug and the other jaw having a pair of spaced lugs positioned to straddle the key ring and engage the opposite portions of the slug which are on opposite sides of the hole in said slug to punch said slug from said head of the key when said jaws are moved toward each other.
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