Metal deforming – Tool and/or tool holder – Having unitary tool-face
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-05
2001-05-29
Tolan, Ed (Department: 3725)
Metal deforming
Tool and/or tool holder
Having unitary tool-face
C072S479000, C072S705000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06237391
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automobile body repair kit and more particularly pertains to repairing dents and damage to a body of an automobile.
The use of vehicle body working tools is known in the prior art. More specifically, vehicle body working tools heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of repairing a vehicle's body are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,461,900 to Gutierrez discloses an elongated tubular chisel-like impact vehicle repair tool with interchangeable heads for different types of bending and straightening. U.S. Pat. No. 3,570,289 to Smyers discloses a vehicle body repair tool comprised of an elongated portion, attachable to the body, capable of receiving a weighted impact to depress or pull a body section into shape. U.S. Pat. No. 2,941,429 to Mason discloses an impact type tool for removing dents from metal parts such as automobile bodies.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe an automobile body repair kit for repairing dents and damage to a body of an automobile.
In this respect, the automobile body repair kit according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of repairing dents and damage to a body of an automobile.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved automobile body repair kit which can be used for repairing dents and damage to a body of an automobile. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of vehicle body working tools now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved automobile body repair kit. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved automobile body repair kit which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a first tool adapted for shaping quarter panel, trunk lid lines, and fender lines of the body of the automobile. The first tool is comprised of a vertically oriented rod having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end has an enlarged cylinder disposed thereon. The lower end has an elongated horizontally oriented narrow plate secured thereto. A second tool is adapted for straightening top edges of a frame of the body of the automobile. The second tool is comprised of an elongated pole having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end is bifurcated. A third tool is adapted for removing kinks from inside frame rails of the body of the automobile. The third tool is comprised of an elongated rod having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end has a knob secured thereto. The lower end has an enlarged flat plate secured thereto. A fourth tool is adapted for straightening frame rails of the body of the automobile. The fourth tool is comprised of an elongated rod having an upper end and a lower end. The lower end has a knob secured thereto. The upper end is tapered.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved automobile body repair kit which has all the advantages of the prior art vehicle body working tools and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved automobile body repair kit which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved automobile body repair kit which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved automobile body repair kit which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such an automobile body repair kit economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved automobile body repair kit for repairing dents and damage to a body of an automobile.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved automobile body repair kit including a first tool adapted for shaping quarter panel, trunk lid lines, and fender lines of the body of the automobile. A second tool is adapted for straightening top edges of a frame of the body of the automobile. A third tool is adapted for removing kinks from inside frame rails of the body of the automobile. A fourth tool is adapted for straightening frame rails of the body of the automobile.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2941429 (1960-06-01), Mason
patent: 3570289 (1971-03-01), Smyers
patent: 3797295 (1974-03-01), Sanchez
patent: 5461900 (1995-10-01), Gutierrez
patent: 6006580 (1999-12-01), Frawley
S & G Tool Catalog, S & G Tool Aid Corp., T-81R, Jun. 1982.
Goldstein & Canino
Tolan Ed
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