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US 11,673,762 B2Granted
Fish tape case, and fish tape housed therein
AssigneeGreenlee Tools, Inc.
InventorsJanine Victoria Mazur, William Nordlin, John Hagan, John Wayne Kroening
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Abstract
A fish tape case is configured to house a fish tape in accordance with some example embodiments is provided. The fish tape includes a shell having a rotatable tray therein. A fish tape extends through openings in the shell and the tray. The fish tape case does not include a handle.
Claims20
A fish tape case configured to house a fish tape comprising:
- a shell including
- an upper shell part including an upper base wall, an inner side wall extending from an inner perimeter of the upper base wall, an outer side wall extending from an outer perimeter of the upper base wall,
- a lower shell part including a lower base wall, an inner side wall extending from an inner perimeter of the lower base wall, an outer side wall extending from an outer perimeter of the lower base wall,
- wherein the inner side walls mate together and form a central aperture, and the outer side walls mate together and define an outer diameter, and a cavity is formed by the walls, and
- the upper shell part having an opening therethrough in communication with the cavity;
- and
- a storage tray including an upper base wall, a lower base wall, an inner side wall extending from an inner perimeter of the lower base wall of the storage tray, an outer side wall extending between outer perimeters of the base walls of the storage tray and defining an outer diameter of the storage tray, the walls of the storage tray defining a cavity therein, the storage tray having an opening therethrough which is in communication with the cavity and through which the fish tape can pass.
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A fish tape case comprising:
- a shell having an upper base wall, a lower base wall, an inner side wall extending between inner perimeters of the base walls and forming a central aperture through the shell, an outer side wall extending between outer perimeters of the base walls and defining an outer diameter of the shell, the walls defining a cavity therein, the shell having an opening therethrough in communication with the cavity;
- and
- a storage tray including an upper base wall, a lower base wall, an inner side wall extending from an inner perimeter of the lower base wall of the storage tray, an outer side wall extending between outer perimeters of the base walls of the storage tray and defining an outer diameter of the storage tray, the walls of the storage tray defining a cavity therein, the storage tray having an opening therethrough which is in communication with the cavity and through which the fish tape can pass,
- wherein the storage tray is configured to rotate within the shell when the shell is held stationary.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.