Patent ID: 7625159

Claim:
A tool apparatus for removing a ferrule from a pipe, said apparatus comprising: a housing having a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter wall extending between said top and bottom sides, said top side having an opening extending therein and outwardly of said bottom side, a receiving aperture extending into said perimeter wall, said receiving aperture extending through said housing, said receiving aperture intersecting and being oriented approximately perpendicular to said opening, wherein a pipe is extendable into said receiving aperture and a ferrule positioned on said pipe is alignable with said opening; a cutting member being mounted in said opening and being positionable in said aperture, said cutting member including an elongated rod having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end comprising a bit, said top end extending upwardly out of said top side, said bit being abutted against the ferrule when the pipe is positioned in said receiving aperture; said receiving aperture being positioned nearer to said bottom side than said top side; said peripheral wall having an outer surface having a recess therein, said recess extending upwardly through said bottom side, wherein a nut positioned on said pipe may be positioned in said recess to allow the ferrule to be aligned with said opening; and wherein a drill is engaged with said top end of said rod and turned on to rotate said rod and cut said ferrule.