OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001806

Plug tool and related method of use

Published: 2026-09-15T19:08:47.134422Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001806
Categories: Tools & Tooling > Clamping Tools

------------------------------------------------------------------------

ABSTRACT

A plug tool is provided that can retrieve, hold and/or install plugs in holes
defined by a substrate such as a board. The tool can include a handle
including an upper portion and a lower portion, a tube extending from the
lower portion, the tube sized to receive a plug therein, and an ejector
configured to eject a plug from the tube. A method of using the tool can
include placing the tube over a plug having a plug face, a plug sidewall and a
plug bottom such that the plug sidewall engages and is retained in the tube;
moving the tool so that the tube is aligned with a hole defined by a recipient
board, the hole bounded by a hole sidewall; and ejecting the plug from the
tube so the plug sidewall engages the hole sidewall and is deposited in the
plug hole.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001806
Published 2026-09-15T19:08:47.134422Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001806