Automotive repair tool with detachable striker

Abstract

An automotive repair tool for performing general automotive mechanic and body work, and specifically adapted for restoring old vehicles, and for repairing dents and chiseling off bolt heads and screws includes a ratchet extension having a first striker end and a second tool end, a striker detachably securable to the first striker end for receiving the hammer blows thereby avoiding damage and distortion to that end of the ratchet extension, and a plurality of auto body work tools interchangeably attachable to the second end of the ratchet extension with the ratchet extension coming in various lengths to accommodate different repair sites and areas on the automotive vehicle and the ratchet extension capable of being used as a standard ratchet mechanism when not utilized for auto body work and restoration.

1 . An automotive repair tool for performing auto body work on an automotive vehicle, comprising:
 a ratchet extension having a first striker end, an elongated shank and a second tool attachment end;   the shank further defining a longitudinal axis that extends through the shank from the first striker end to the second tool attachment end;   the first striker end having a socket;   a socket attachment member mounted to the second tool attachment end and projecting therefrom;   the socket and the socket attachment member being in coaxial alignment with the longitudinal axis;   a striker detachably securable to the first striker end of the ratchet extension;   the striker including a striker head having an upper cambered striker surface and an opposite underside;   a stem mounted to the underside of the striker head and capable of removable insertion within the socket at the first striker end; and   an auto body work tool removably securable to the second tool attachment end of the ratchet extension for performing auto body repair work on the automotive vehicle.   
   
   
       2 . The automotive repair tool of  claim 1  wherein the striker head has a hexagonal-shaped configuration. 
   
   
       3 . The automotive repair tool of  claim 2  wherein the ratchet extension can come in various lengths. 
   
   
       4 . The automotive repair tool of  claim 3  wherein the ratchet extension can be used with a ratchet mechanism. 
   
   
       5 . The automotive repair tool of  claim 4  wherein the striker head of the striker is adapted to receive the blows from a hammer instead of the first striker end of the ratchet extension when the striker is secured to the first striker end of the ratchet extension.