US2782665A - Pick-hammer auto body tool - Google Patents

Description

Feb. 26, 1957 F. J. PINKERTON, SR 2,782,665

PICK-HAMMER AUTO BODY TOOL.

Filed April 15, 1955 INVENTOR. FRANK J. PINKERTON, SR. BY

ms ATTORNEY United States Patent PICK-HAMMER AUTO BODY TOOL Frank J. Pinkerton, Sr., Frenchtown, N. J.

Application April 15, 1955, Serial No. 501,556 1 Claim. (CI. 81-15) This invention relates to an auto body tool, and particularly to a tool adapted for straightening dents in the doors of auto bodies, and other areas of confined working space.

When the metallic body of an automobile is dented as a result of an auto accident or similar collision with a foreign body, it is necessary to pound out the dents from the side of the body opposite from which the dent was received, in most cases. This has been customarily done in the past by use of hammers and mallets. And while these instruments are fully satisfactory for use in straightening dented fenders, hoods, and other large surfaces where the working space is ample, it has been found that their use in constricted areas such as the car door is extremely limited.

The ordinary car door is provided on the inside with an inside panel provided with inspection holes, normally numbering two or three such holes. These holes in turn are provided with cover plates, and the entire panel and cover plates are covered with fabric. When such a door is dented from the outside, it is necessary to remove the fabric and cover plates and to pound out the dents from the inside of the door by inserting a pounding tool into said holes. Due to the limited size of these inspection holes, the use of a large hammer or mallet as is used in pounding out dents in fenders is extremely inconvenient, even impossible in some cases.

With the above in mind, it is the basic objective of the present invention to provide an auto body tool for pounding out dents in areas of restricted working space.

It is another object of this invention to provide an auto body tool particularly adapted for use in straightening dents in the doors of automobiles.

It is still another object of this invention to provide an auto body tool which is extremely simple in construction and which can be used to pound out dents in areas of most limited working space.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide an auto body tool in the nature of a pick-hammer, having a small head with projecting pick portions.

These objects, together with other objectives and ad vantages to be derived from the present invention, will at once become apparent from a reference to the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings, wherein similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a car door as viewed from the inside thereof, showing the inside panel with the fabric and cover plates removed so as to expose the inspection holes for straightening dents in the door.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the pick-hammer auto body tool of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged side elevational view of the pick-hammer auto body tool of Fig. 2' illustrating the disposition of the points on the pick head thereof.

2,782,,665 Patented Feb. 26, 1957 Figure 4 is a top plan view of the pick-hammer auto body tool of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 2-4, inclusive, the pick-hammer auto body tool of the present invention is shown therein as consisting of a metallic cylindrical rod 10 approximately 18 inches in length and preferably made from a heavy metal such as steel or the like. The end 11 of said rod is substantially blunt; while the opposite end thereof is provided with a pick head 12. Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, it will be seen that the pick head 12 has an upturned blunted point 13 extending outwardly therefrom and a diametrically opposed second point 14 which extends outwardly therefrom and lies in the plane of the diametric axis of the cylindrical rod 10. The point 13 is upturned for the purpose of straightening dents and tiny crevices in areas of short radius of curvature and limited working space; while the point 14 is maintained in the plane of the diametric axis of the rod for use in areas which are of a larger radius of curvature or substantially flat.

It is preferred that the rod be made from a heavy metal so as to weigh in the nature of five pounds or more so that the tool will facilitate the pounding out of dents by virtue of its own weight, a mere tap against the dented surface being required.

In using the present tool, the pick head 12 is inserted into one of the inspection holes 15 in the inside panel 16 of a conventional automobile door D as shown in Fig. 1. Then, with a slight swinging motion, the pick head 12 is brought into contact With the dented surface, with the points 13 or 14 pounding out the dent from the rearward side thereof in the conventional manner.

It is obvious from the above description and the pictorial representation of the present tool as shown by the drawings that the present tool is extremely useful in areas of limited working space. It is also seen that in view of the narrow structure of the pick head 12 and the points 13 and 14 extending outwardly therefrom, that said head may be inserted into extremely confined locations. And furthermore, due to the weight of the present tool, a minimum of effort is required by the user to pound out a dent, the tool contributing greatly to this function by virtue of its own weight.

Although the present discussion of this invention has been limited to the above-described preferred embodiment, variations thereof are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is therefore not intended that the invention be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but only to the inventive concept as defined by the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

An auto body repair tool of the nature of a hammer comprising an elongated cylindrical metallic rod of substantial weight having a flat end substantially normal to the axis of said rod, and a blunted point extending laterally outwardly from said body at said flat end and beyond the plane thereof, said blunted point being defined by an outer rounded surface that merges in with the cylindrical surface of the rod and an inwardly inclined end surface that merges in with said flat end.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 298,650 Yingling et a1. May 13, 1884 1,122,599 Johnson Dec. 29, 1914 2,485,489 Ferguson Oct. 18, 1949 2,518,073 Sargent Aug. 8, 1950 2,641,946 Phepps June 16, 1953 2,723,576 Molnar Nov. 15, 1955

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