Patent ID: 8826544
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A tool for removal of sealant from grooves adjacent aircraft inspection panels comprises a handle and a plurality of removable polymeric cutting tool elements wherein said handle further comprises a hand grip and an elongated shank protruding from one end of said hand grip, said elongated shank provided with a means for connecting on a free end thereof, said cutting tool element provided with a cooperating means for connecting disposed into a proximal end of said cutting tool element, said removable polymeric cutting tool elements provided with at least one sharply defined cutting edge and a plurality of sharply defined cutting points, one said sharply defined cutting edge of said cutting tool element disposed at a bottom edge of a sloped chisel surface on a distal end of said tool element, said bottom edge terminating in two said sharply defined cutting points, said proximal end of said cutting tool element provided with one said sharply defined cutting point disposed at at least one corner of a back wall thereof, said plurality of polymeric cutting tool elements thus providing varied tool point designs to permit greater and more efficient removal of said sealant from grooves between aircraft panels and adjacent aircraft skin without marring said aircraft skin.