Press

Abstract

A press tool for pressing a periphery of an aperture of a workpiece to at least partially undo deformative damage to the aperture.

1 . A press for pressing a periphery of an aperture of a workpiece to at least partially undo deformative damage to the aperture, the aperture being sized to receive a fastener, the press comprising:
 a body;   a connector extending from the body and adapted to project, in use, through the aperture;   a first press member and an opposing, second, press member, the first press member being located on the body and the second press member being located on the connector and shaped to be moved, in use, through the aperture so that the workpiece is received between the press members; and   an actuator provided on the body and being operable to bring the press members together, against opposite surfaces of the periphery of the aperture, thereby to reshape the aperture to at least partially undo deformative damage to the workpiece.   
     
     
         2 . A press according to  claim 1 , wherein the press members press only a portion of the periphery of the aperture upon operation of the actuator, wherein said portion is less than the whole of the periphery of the aperture. 
     
     
         3 . A press according to  claim 1 , wherein one press member is rotatable relative to the other press member. 
     
     
         4 . A press according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one press member is rotatable relative to the actuator. 
     
     
         5 . A press according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one rotatable press member is the second press member. 
     
     
         6 . A press according to  claim 1 , wherein one or both press members are highly polished. 
     
     
         7 . A press according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one press member comprises a flat press surface bordered by a rounded edge. 
     
     
         8 . A press according to  claim 7 , wherein the second press member comprises a flat press surface bordered by a rounded edge. 
     
     
         9 . A press according to  claim 1 , wherein one press member is sized to bear against the entirety of the periphery of the aperture and the other press member is comparatively smaller in size so that the aperture is reshaped in two or more pressing operations. 
     
     
         10 . A press according to  claim 9 , wherein the one press member is the first press member and the other press member is the second press member. 
     
     
         11 . A press according to  claim 9 , wherein the other press member is rotatable so as to press different portions of the periphery of the aperture while the actuator remains in a consistent position for each of the two or more pressing operations. 
     
     
         12 . A press according to  claim 1 , wherein the second press member is shaped to be rolled through the aperture. 
     
     
         13 . A press according to  claim 12 , wherein the second press member has a rounded rear surface to facilitate rolling the second press member through the aperture. 
     
     
         14 . A press according to  claim 1 , further comprising an adjuster for changing the orientation of one press member relative to the other press member. 
     
     
         15 . A press according to  claim 14 , wherein the adjuster rotates said one press member. 
     
     
         16 . A press according to  claim 14 , wherein said one press member is the second press member. 
     
     
         17 . A method for reshaping an aperture, the aperture being sized to receive a fastener, the method comprising:
 inserting one of two press members of a press through the aperture so that a first portion of the periphery of the aperture is located between the two press members;   actuating an actuator of the press to press the first portion of the periphery of the aperture; and   rotating one of the press members relative to the other press member to receive a second portion of the periphery of the aperture between the press members.   
     
     
         18 . A method according to  claim 17 , further comprising actuating the actuator to press the second portion of the periphery of the aperture. 
     
     
         19 . A method according to  claim 17 , wherein the inserting step comprises rolling said one of two press members through the aperture.