FASTENER REMOVAL TOOL AND METHOD OF USING SAME

摘要

A tool for removing a fastener head from a fastener includes a body that includes an alignment surface configured to couple substantially flush against a structural surface proximate the fastener head. A blade coupled to the body includes a tip configured to sever the fastener head from the fastener as the blade is moved in a first direction generally parallel to the alignment surface from a first blade position to a second blade position. The tool also includes a force transfer member coupled to the body for movement parallel to a longitudinal axis of the force transfer member. The longitudinal axis is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the first direction. The force transfer member is configured to move the blade from the first blade position to the second blade position in response to an impulse received by the force transfer member.

主权项

1. A tool for removing a fastener head from a fastener, wherein the fastener head protrudes from a structural surface through which the fastener is installed, said tool comprising:
a body comprising an alignment surface configured to couple substantially flush against the structural surface proximate the fastener head; a blade coupled to said body for movement in a first direction generally parallel to said alignment surface, said blade comprising a tip configured to sever the fastener head from the fastener as said blade is moved from a first blade position to a second blade position; and a force transfer member coupled to said body for movement parallel to a longitudinal axis of said force transfer member, said longitudinal axis is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the first direction, said force transfer member is configured to move said blade from the first blade position to the second blade position in response to an impulse received by said force transfer member.