Patent ID: 7284332

Claim:
A punch device comprising: a body assembly; having a body and an end cap detachably attached to the body; wherein the body includes a first end portion and a second end portion; and the end cap is attached to the second end portion of the body and wherein the body and the end cap have a punch-receiving passage extending therethrough; a punch movably disposed within the body assembly, wherein the punch has opposing ends with an indenting tip portion at a first one of said opposing ends and an impact impingement portion at a second one of said opposing ends, wherein the punch is movable between a static position in which the indenting tip portion is positioned within the body assembly and a displaced position in which the indenting tip portion extends from within the body assembly and wherein the impact impingement portion extends from within the body assembly when the punch is in the static position; a resilient biasing means engaged between the punch and the body assembly for biasing the punch toward the static position; wherein a first sprint engaged between the punch and a first end portion of the body assembly; and a second spring engaged between the punch and a second end portion of the body assembly.