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US 11,298,735 B2Granted
Manual conduit bender with angle setter
AssigneeKlein Tools, Inc.
InventorsDaniel R. Pearson, Jordan L. Fisher
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Abstract
A manual conduit bender includes an angle setter that can be selectively engaged with a bender head to allow users to precisely set common bend angles.
Claims12
A manual conduit bender comprising:
- a bender head comprising:
- an arcuate channel configured to receive a length of conduit as it is being bent, the channel defined by opposed sidewalls joined by a base, and
- at least two pairs of grooves spaced along the channel, with one groove of each pair being formed in one of the sidewalls and the other groove of each pair being formed in the other of the sidewalls;
- and
- an angle setter selectively engagable in the channel at a plurality positions defined by the spaced pairs of grooves, each position corresponding to a desired conduit bend angle, the angle setter comprising:
- a stop surface to engage a length of conduit as it is being bent, and
- a pair of ribs facing in opposite directions to engage each pair of grooves to selectively locate the stop surface relative to each pair of grooves;
- wherein the bender head further comprises at least one structural web underlying the arcuate channel, and the angle setter further comprises an elongate channel configured to releasably receive a portion of the web to retain the angle setter in a stored position on the bender head;
- and
- wherein the elongate channel is defined between two spaced walls with one of the ribs formed on one of the walls and the other rib formed on the other wall, and the elongate channel and the stop surface are located on opposite faces of the angle setter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.