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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1979
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gordon E Smith, Red Lion, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
81426 ; 81 / ;
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.