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US 11,769,956 B1Granted
Multifunction buried utility locating clips
AssigneeSeescan, Inc.
InventorsMark S. Olsson, Allen P. Hoover, James F. Kleyn, Jan Soukup
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Abstract
Electrical contact clips for use in utility locating operations to couple signals from a transmitter to a hidden or buried utility via direct electrical contact are disclosed.
Claims19
A clip for use in utility locating to couple current via a contact connection to a conductor, comprising:
- a base assembly;
- a double-acting jaw assembly comprising a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein the first jaw and the second jaw are coupled to the base assembly, and wherein the first jaw and the second jaw are independently movably openable and closeable relative to each other and to the base assembly;
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- a contact element on the jaw assembly.
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A clip for use in utility locating to couple current via a contact connection to a conductor, comprising:
- a base assembly with a handle element including a utility selector element for selecting a utility type;
- a double acting jaw assembly comprising a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein each of the first jaw and second jaw includes a plurality of different sized regions or sections shaped to fit in close contact about a plurality of target utilities of different utility types and/or diameters, wherein each of the plurality of regions and sections on the first jaw and second jaw are relatively symmetrical to each other;
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- a contact element on the jaw assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.