Abstract: A self-supporting template for an electrical receptacle cutout and method of using the template. The template includes a base plate with template openings, an upright on the base plate, a biased reciprocating push button, and at least one sharp. The push button is secured to the upright for transverse reciprocation between a biased first position spaced furthest from the base plate and a second position spaced closest to the base plate. The at least one sharp reciprocates concurrently with the push button wherein the distal tip is fully recessed when the push button is in the first position and protrudes a fully extended distance in the second transverse direction from the lower major surface of the base plate when the push button is in the second position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic punch device with a hydraulically driven punch carrier for releasably seating a punch and a die with a die opening adapted to the punch cross-section of the punch. To provide a punch device that makes it possible to reliably produce differently shaped holes, the punch has a punch cross-section different from a circular cross-section.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a tool that is useful for purging pressurized canisters of their contents such as for preparing such canisters for post-processing, e.g., recycling. The tool comprises a tool body and a canister interface with a joint that permits the tool body to rotate about the canister interface. The tool can also comprise a marking implement that is secured to the tool body, and which implement is configured to mark the surface of the canister such as to mark the surface when the canister is depleted of its contents. In one example, the marking implement comprises a marking point shaped and constructed so as to puncture the surface of the canister in a manner that exposes the interior of the canister to the environment.

Abstract: A clamping tool for use with a power tool includes a housing mounted on a power tool. The housing includes at least one engaging portion. The locking pliers includes a retaining section with a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is mounted on the at least one engaging portion for retain the locking pliers in a selectively, releasably, rotational relationship relative to the housing. An engaging section of the locking pliers is mounted relative to the retaining section and is selectively locked relative to the distal end of the retaining section for positioning an article therebetween. In two embodiments, after an article is locked in the locking pliers, the locking pliers can be rotated either away from or towards the housing to permit the power tool to come into engagement with an article.

Abstract: A track and punch SMR marking device, including a base, the base mounts for adjustment an SMR (spherically mounted retro-reflector), which in cooperation with a laser tracker beam locates the device precisely over an area where a punch mark is to be made, the base includes an upright sleeve, for holding a striker shaft, the striker shaft, at its lower end, includes a bevel, mating with the inclined surface of a cross slide, the cross slide, when it is urged forwardly, depresses a punch forcing it downwardly so as to provide a punch point or indentation upon the component to be worked.

Abstract: A two piece punch is provided for use in a punch assembly. The punch includes a generally disc shaped cutter and a cylindrically shaped nut. The punch is assembled by passing a portion of the nut through an aperture in the cutter. The punch is mounted to the remainder of the punch assembly by fastening the nut to the draw stud. As the punch becomes worn, use of the nut continues while the cutter is removed and replaced.

Abstract: A self-contained apparatus (1, 11) for breaking a glass pane, said apparatus comprising a housing (2) which can be attached to a glass pane (3), initiating means (4) breaking said glass pane and activation means (6) for encouraging the initiator to impact the glass with sufficient force to cause the glass pane to break or smash, wherein the apparatus can be retro-fitted to an existing window and is switchable between a sleep mode and active mode. The apparatus is further associated with identification means for aiding in the identification of a user upon activation of the apparatus which acts as an anti-vandalism system to prevent the device from being interfered with.

Abstract: An electric-cable-grounding piercer has a piercer blade (1) with a trunk end attached to a double-acting hydraulic piston (2) in a double-acting hydraulic cylinder (3) from which a blade housing (4) is extended from a blade end. An insertion-pressure tube (7) is positional in fluid communication intermediate an insertion-pressure end of the double-acting hydraulic cylinder and a pump-outlet conveyance (36) from a hydraulic pump (9). A withdrawal-pressure tube (10) is positional in fluid communication intermediate a withdrawal-pressure end of the double-acting hydraulic cylinder and the outlet conveyance from the hydraulic pump. The hydraulic pump has a control valve (35) for directing pressurized hydraulic fluid to the insertion-pressure end and to the withdrawal-pressure end of the double-acting hydraulic cylinder selectively.

Abstract: A hydraulic punch (1) having a hydraulic ram (2) and a hydraulic pump (3). The hydraulic pump having a body (4) and a reservoir having a longitudinal axis (XX) being secured to the ram and equipped with a manual operating lever (12). The ram is articulated to the pump body about an axis of rotation (ZZ) which is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis (XX) of the pump reservoir. The ram (2) has a cylinder (7) containing a piston (8) and a ram end (9) forming a connection with the body (4) of the pump (3) to which it is rotatably articulated. An indexing device such as a ball (15) pushed by a spring and housed in indentations in the body (4) or in the ram end (9) allow the ram (2) to be kept in a chosen angular position (parallel or perpendicular) with respect to the pump (3). Furthermore, a longitudinal pull axis (YY) of the ram (2) is offset laterally from and parallel to the longitudinal axis (XX) of the reservoir of the pump (3).

Abstract: A device for cutting openings having a predetermined shape in a drywall panel includes a housing with a base and an integrally formed side wall extending outwardly from the periphery of the base in a substantially perpendicular fashion. The base and the side wall defining a cavity therebetween. A strike plate is slidably received inside the cavity, and has a shape corresponding to that of the predetermined shape of the opening. The strike plate is movable within the cavity between a normally retracted position, wherein the strike plate is maintained in abutment with the base, and an extended position. A plurality of cutting blades are removably secured to the periphery of the strike plate inside the cavity. Cutting surfaces of the blades cut through the panel to form the opening when the strike plate is moved to its extended position. A strike plug extends from outside the cavity through the base and strike plate into the cavity.

Abstract: A glass breaking tool includes an elongate plunger which has a pointed head (i.e. ram member) at one end. The plunger, including the pointed head, is normally arranged within a housing. A contact block may be secured to the plunger at the second end thereof A coil spring may surround the plunger and may extend between the contact block at the second end of the plunger and a portion of the housing which may be substantially adjacent the first end of the plunger near the pointed head portion. The plunger is adapted for movement from its rest position where the pointed head is arranged within the housing to an extended position where the pointed head extends outside of the housing. Suction cups or adhesive is used to attach the tool to the portion of glass to be broken.

Abstract: A manual gas venting and cutting apparatus for use in cutting an opening in and manually venting gas from the interior of a conventional unvented ostomy collection pouch includes a valve assembly having an open position, which permits gas to pass therethrough and a closed position, for preventing gas to pass therethrough. The valve assembly has an input portion for communicating with the interior of the ostomy collection pouch and an output portion for communicating with the atmosphere and a mounting device for mounting the valve assembly to a selected portion of the ostomy collection pouch. The mounting device releasably contains therein a portion of the valve assembly so as to position the input portion thereof proximate the interior of the ostomy collection pouch, and the output portion of the valve assembly proximate to the atmosphere.

Abstract: A cutting device angularly and removably attached to a heat-sealed edge of a food-contained polybag. The cutting device includes two integrally molded first and second parts. The first part is so formed that it has a tongue portion with two fixing pins raised from two outer comers of the tongue portion. A razor having a slant edge is clamped in locating grooves formed on top of the two fixing pins. The second part is formed with pin holes and a razor receiving groove corresponding to the fixing pins and the clamped razor. In use the cutting device is first positioned on the heat-sealed edge by folding the first part to the second part. Depressing the tongue portion of the first part will cause the razor to cut into the razor receiving groove on the second part and the polybag. Moving the cutting device sidewardly causes the razor to cut open the heat-sealed edge of the polybag.

Abstract: A draw punch of the type used for cutting holes in various materials such as sheet metal has a cylindrical body with a central bore through it and a cutting edge at the outside diameter of the body. A working face is defined at one end of the body between the cutting edge and the bore. The working face includes two diametral axial faces which extend from a root to a peak. The working face further includes two valleys located between the peak of one axial face and the root of the other axial face. Primary helical surfaces extend from a peak to a valley while secondary helical surfaces extend from the valley to the root. The helical surfaces are everywhere relieved in a radial direction from a plane normal to the axis of the body and intersecting any point on the cutting edge.

Abstract: Process for emptying liquids and/or gases from a container, in particular from a shock absorber, in which a tool is used to penetrate the wall of the container to create a drain opening, whereby the tool is driven into the container by means of a pressure pulse. The pressure pulse is thereby generated by means of a controlled propellant charge inside a tool propellant chamber.

Abstract: A dome shaped tool is provided for use with a standard one gallon and one quart adapted to be positioned over the sealing ring groove in the paint can. This tool includes 4 equally spaced guide/puncture tips which are attached to the underside an inside of the dome and extended downward.

Abstract: For safely opening drums that may contain hazardous materials, a remotely controllable drum opener attachment is provided, which is powered by air or electricity from a distance by means of a long power cord. The attachment is clamped in position on the drum by an appropriate frame.

Abstract: This is concerned with a punch sometimes referred to as a draw punch which is constructed and arranged for enlarging holes in a large variety of materials, such as sheet metal, for example in junction boxes and the like where large tools cannot be used. More specifically this is concerned with a punch of the above type which is constructed and arranged to cut the metal or slug into two pieces so that they may be removed from the die without the assistance of a prying tool.

Abstract: The drywall die-cutting tool is comprised of a female plate having a center opening outlining a given size and shape with four corner holes to receive the legs of the extracting mechanism, and a male plate, being the cut-out of the female plate. The male plate has attached to the back face a convenient number of spring prongs to provide temporary fixation to an outlet box supported an a wall stud, said male plate also has, perpendicular at the center of the front face, a rectangular sharp pointy biade able to penetrate through a drywall board or any covering material when placed and pressed against it.

Abstract: The disclosed unit is for use in improving the stoma wafer or face plate of an appliance worn by ostomates following surgery for ileostomy and the like. The unit comprises a base having a flat top surface which receives the wafer flat-wise thereon in a predetermined position relative to a gage which is engageable by a circular cutter that cuts a circular opening or hole in the center of the wafer, the diameter of the hole corresponding to a prior measurement of the diameter of the particular stoma. The gage is adjustably carried by the base to accommodate cutters of various diameters so as to enhance the versatility of the unit.

Abstract: The punching tool of the subject invention has a handle and a hand grip which can be rotated to any position convenient for use, so that the punching operation can be performed easily, irrespective of the shape of the object being treated. The manual hydraulic pump of the tool is connected for rotation to one end of a tubular connector, while the other end of this tubular connector is connected to a hydraulic cylinder in such a manner that the tubular connector can be turned about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the hydraulic cylinder.

Abstract: The panel punch includes a main punch configured to punch a trapezoidal opening in an electrical panel to receive an electrical chassis connector and a secondary punch integral with the main punch and extending from opposite ends thereof configured to punch a U-shaped slot in the panel extending from the ends of the trapezoidal opening to receive mounting screws for physically attaching the electrical connector to the panel.

Abstract: A punch for forming a rectangular opening in cinder block. The punch includes a housing having a wall with a toothed edge and which is generally rectangular in crosssectional shape. A tube is secured to the housing and extends perpendicularly outwardly from the toothed edge so that the axis of tube is positioned within the interior of the area circumscribed by the toothed edge of the housing. A rod having a piercing point at one end is slidably mounted within the tube so that the piercing point is contained within the housing while the other end of the rod protrudes outwardly from the free end of the tube. In use, the housing and piercing point are both positioned against the cinder block. The rod and free end of the tube are then struck by a hammer in order to form the rectangular opening in the cinder block.

Abstract: An apparatus for punching a plurality of predetermined spaced mounting holes in a building roof panel support member includes an elongated housing having an oil sump therewithin, a hydraulic pump together with an electric motor for actuation thereof mounted on the housing, guide structure which can be opened and closed for temporarily mounting the housing upon a roof panel support member, an adjustable gauge pin mounted on the housing near one end thereof, the gauge pin being supported on a mount which is adjustable along both the length and the width of the housing, and a hydraulic punch adjustably mounted near the other end of the housing from the gauge pin for punching holes in the support member.The method of punching holes in a roof panel support member as disclosed herein is also part of this invention.

Abstract: The panel punch includes a main punch configured to punch a trapezoidal opening in an electrical panel to receive an electrical chassis connector and a secondary punch integral with the main punch and extending from opposite ends thereof configured to punch a U-shaped slot in the panel extending from the ends of the trapezoidal opening to receive mounting screws for physically attaching the electrical connector to the panel.

Abstract: A device for locating an object concealed behind a piercable member which is less dense than the object comprises a handle with a thin elongated needle mounted on the handle. The location of a denser object concealed behind the piercable member, such as a stud located behind drywall, is indicated by driving the needle through the drywall at selected points until a stud is struck. The locating device preferably includes a collar member surrounding and embracing the piercing end of the needle which provides lateral support for this part of the needle. The collar telescopes within a bore provided on the handle during penetration of the piercable member, with the collar being biased outboard relative to the bore to assure such lateral support at the point of needle penetration. A rigid sleeve surrounds a shank portion of the needle, with the collar member sliding along the outside of the sleeve during penetration. The sleeve lends further lateral support to the needle.

Abstract: There is disclosed a hand punch comprising a C-shaped member having a punch and die mounted in the extremities thereof. A rotary head having a threaded member axially disposed therein is mounted for rotation in one extremity of the C and the punch or cutting head is mounted on that member so that, when the rotary head is rotated, the cutting head is advanced into the die. The cutting head has cutting edges adapted to bite into the material to be punched and to hold it against rotation. It is threaded onto the threaded member by a reverse thread so that, once it bites into the material to be punched, the threaded member is held against rotation, whereby rotation of the rotary head drives the punch into the die.

Abstract: Hole punch apparatus comprises a worm and worm wheel whereby an ordinary electric drill can be employed to punch holes in sheet metal by means of a punch and die. The several disclosed structures variously comprise a shear pin for preventing overload, a handle for rapid engagement of the punch and die with the workpiece, bushings to protect against unusual torques, and special threads.

Abstract: An underwater cutting or penetrating device includes a source of liquid nogen for cooling a workpiece to a cryogenic temperature before impact by an explosively driven member. Attachment by magnet or clamp, and provision for confining the coolant by flexible gasket or boot are described.

Abstract: The bead area of a pneumatic tire is vented of trapped air by inserting an air guide into the bead area from the outer side of the tire adjacent the tire wheel rim area, whereby the trapped air is guided from the bead area along the air guide to the outer side of the tire. The air guide is an elongated flexible member provided with an enlarged head at its inner end. It is inserted into the tire by an elongated hollow shaft provided with an exterior spiral screw thread. The air guide is inserted into the hollow bore of the shaft, with the enlarged head of the guide abutting one end of the shaft. The opposite end of the shaft is secured to the chuck of a conventional low speed reversible electric drill. The enlarged head of the air guide is provided with a plurality of spaced, outwardly projecting stops which serve to prevent retraction of the head and air guide from the tire.

Abstract: A method and a device for holing an oblong member, particularly a guard rail, substantially directly in front of a hole in a second member, particularly a pole, by utilizing a punching device comprising a punch and first and second pressure means with different ratios, of which the first means causes the punch to abut the oblong member, and the second means effects further movement of the punch to carry out holing in said member.

Abstract: A portable punch and die jig includes a U-shaped jig of predetermined width having a slot of predetermined width in the base thereof extending completely across the width of the jig adapted to fit over the walls of rectangular tubes and a punch and die assembly disposed in a hole extending through the base of the jig communicating with the slot in the base of the jig for punching a hole in the walls of the rectangular tubes at precisely determined locations.

Abstract: A manually operated tool for relieving material on a 360.degree. staked aircraft bearing by performing an accurate concentric cut at a controlled feed rate with a nominal cutting force. Three equally spaced cutting blades stabilize the cutter assembly while an integral timing and blade calibration component also serves as a retention collar. The staked grooves of the bearing race provide for concentric positioning of the cutter instead of the bore of the bearing thereby preventing possible damages.

Abstract: In the combination of a railroad rail and a rail-piercing gun having a support area extending across the tread of the rail, a gauge is provided which includes a rail-end stop bearing against an end of the rail, and an elongated saddle bar connected to the stop, and having in a side away from the tread of the rail a plurality of seats spaced a distance equal to the desired lengthwise spacing of fish plate bolt holes to be formed by the gun, of a length and depth to accommodate closely the gun support area and of a height from the tread to locate the gun at the desired position heightwise of the web of the rail. In the use of the gauge, the gauge is placed on the rail, the gun is seated in a seat whereby the saddle bar is held in position laterally of the tread, the gun is moved away from the stop end of the gauge until the stop engages the end of the rail, a hole is formed with the gun, the gun is moved to another seat and the process is repeated.

Abstract: A tool for cutting cast-iron pipe is disclosed which includes inner and outer rings disposed annularly with respect to each other, a plurality of spring biased cutting pins reciprocally disposed in the inner ring, a plurality of cams disposed around the inner periphery of the outer ring and a motor mechanism for driving the rings relative to each other.

Abstract: A pliers-type tool for locking around a work piece such as a post and slidably mounting a punch which when struck by a hammer will pierce the work piece. The tool is especially adapted for embracing and gripping a highway delineator or sign post to prevent distortion thereof after the post is driven into the ground so that a hole is easily punched in the post adjacent ground level and facing traffic for forming a weakened fracture zone whereby the post will break at ground level without leaving an upstanding segment when impacted by a vehicle and is then fit for reuse by driving the broken end into the ground and then using the tool to punch a hole in the post at the new ground level thereof.