Patent ID: 7059162

Claim:
A flaring tool comprising: a body having a front surface with a shaft opening formed therein, the shaft opening having a first diameter along a first length of the shaft opening and a second diameter along a second length of the shaft opening; and a reversible tool head having opposed first and second surfaces, wherein: the first surface includes an outwardly extending first shaft with a diameter corresponding to the first diameter of the shaft opening and a first flaring head protruding from the first surface, the first flaring head being offset from the first shaft a first distance; and the second surface includes a second shaft extending in an opposite direction from the first shaft with a diameter corresponding to the second diameter of the shaft opening and a second flaring head protruding from the second surface, the second flaring head being offset from the second shaft a second distance; the first flaring head being exposed for use when the second shaft is inserted into the shaft opening in the front surface of the body and the second flaring head being exposed for use when the tool head is reversed and the first shaft is inserted into the shaft opening in the front surface of the body.