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US 11,767,191 B2Granted
Reel and tip for fish tape
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsCaleb C. Adams, Eric J. Williams, James A. Cemke, Jr.
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Abstract
Described herein is a fish tape reel comprising a housing with two side shells coupled together. The housing defines an internal cavity. An internal portion of the housing defines a plurality of flat gripping portions and a plurality of finger notches. The housing comprises a plurality of tabs in the internal cavity, the tabs interfacing against an inner annular portion that is coupled to the handle when the handle rotates around the housing.
Claims20
A fish tape reel comprising:
- a housing comprising a central axis;
- an outer wall;
- a plurality of tabs, wherein the housing and the plurality of tabs define an internal cavity;
- an inner annular portion located between the plurality of tabs and the outer wall;
- a handle coupled to the inner annular portion, the handle and inner annular portion configured to collectively rotate around the central axis of the housing, the inner annular portion interfacing against the plurality of tabs and the outer wall when the handle and the inner annular portion rotate around the central axis;
- a fish tape wound within the internal cavity;
- and
- a fish tape tip coupled to an end of the fish tape.
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A fish tape reel comprising:
- a housing comprising a first side portion, a second side portion and a central axis;
- an outer wall;
- an inner wall radially surrounding the central axis;
- an inner edge of the housing, the inner edge comprising a plurality of flat gripping portions and a plurality of recessed finger notches between the plurality of flat gripping portions;
- a plurality of sets of tabs radially surrounding the inner wall, wherein the inner wall, the housing, and the plurality of sets of tabs define an internal cavity, each set of tabs comprising a first tab that extends from the first side portion and a second tab that extends from the second side portion, each of the first tab and the second tab extending towards each other;
- an inner annular portion located between the sets of tabs and the outer wall;
- a handle coupled to the inner annular portion, the handle and inner annular portion configured to collectively rotate around the central axis of the housing, the inner annular portion interfacing against the sets of tabs and the outer wall when the handle and the inner annular portion rotate around the central axis;
- an elongate structure coupled to the housing and wound around the inner wall;
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- a tip coupled to an end of the elongate structure.
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A fish tape reel comprising:
- a housing comprising a central axis;
- an outer wall;
- an inner wall radially surrounding the central axis, wherein the inner wall and the outer wall define an internal cavity;
- an inner annular portion located between the inner wall and the outer wall;
- a handle comprising a channel and coupled to the inner annular portion, the handle and inner annular portion configured to collectively rotate around the central axis of the housing;
- an elongate structure wound around the inner wall and extending through the channel;
- and
- a tip coupled to an end of the elongate structure, the tip comprising:
- a tip longitudinal axis;
- a portion extending along the tip longitudinal axis, the portion comprising a first end coupled to the elongate structure;
- a second end opposite the first end, the second end defining at least half of a sphere;
- and
- first and second legs that couple the first end to the second end, a through-hole defined by the first and second ends and the first and second legs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.