Patent ID: 7066002

Claim:
A metal sheet punch device for use with metal sheeting for roofs, ceilings and walls comprising: a longitudinally extended frame having forward and rearward ends; alignment means mounted on said frame adjacent said forward and rearward ends for aligning said frame on a metal sheet; at least two metal punch devices mounted on said frame, each of said metal punch devices including; a metal punch support structure movably mounted on said frame, said metal punch support structure movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to said frame; a metal punch having a pointed lower end, said metal punch mounted on the underside of said metal punch support structure; support structure drive means mounted on said frame and operatively connected to said metal punch support structure to move said metal punch support structure between said retracted position and said extended position; and trigger means operatively connected to said at least two metal punch devices, said trigger means operative to trigger said support structure drive means to drive each of said metal punch support structures from said retracted position to said extended position such that said metal punches each engage a metal sheet on which said metal sheet punch device is positioned and form at least two indentations in the metal sheet by impact of said metal punches with the metal sheet.