Patent ID: 6131620
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B21F

Abstract:
A tool for straightening and aligning attachment pins outwardly extending from a back face of a badge, said tool comprising:a plate having first and second faces, a spaced apart pair of end edges, and a spaced apart pair of side edges extending between said end edges of said plate;said plate having a cutout adjacent a first of said end edges of said plate and a first of said side edges of said plate to form an extent portion of said plate adjacent said first end edge of said plate and a second of said side edges of said plate;said cutout having periphery comprising an end portion and a side portion;said plate having a bore extending therethrough between said first and second faces of said plate;said bore being positioned towards a second of said end edges of said plate; andwherein said plate has a length and a width such that said width of said plate is about half said length of said plate, said extent of said plate having a width such that said width of said extent is about half said width of said plate, said plate having thickness such that said thickness of said plate is about half of said width of said extent such that said plate can be concealed in a uniform pocket by a user.