Wire installation tool
AssigneeThomas Huntley
InventorsThomas E. Huntley, Joseph Andrew Huntley, Clayton J. Winkler
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Abstract
An in-ground wire installation tool including a body having a concave-shaped side with a pointed edge; an opposing side including a channel configured to dispense a wire, the concave-shaped side and the opposing side being connected via a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion including an attachment portion configured to house a shaft; and the bottom portion connecting the concave-shaped side and the channel, the bottom portion including a blade.
Claims16
An in-ground wire installation tool comprising:
- a body having
- a concave-shaped side with a pointed edge;
- an opposing side including a channel configured to dispense a wire, the concave-shaped side and the opposing side being connected via a top portion and a bottom portion,
- the top portion including an attachment portion having a first inlet opening configured to receive a shaft therethrough;
- a second inlet opening extending from the concave-shaped side into the body, the second inlet opening in communication with the channel to pass the wire to the channel;
- and
- the bottom portion connecting the concave-shaped side and the channel.
An in-ground wire installation tool comprising:
- a body having:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion;
- a first side terminating in a blade;
- a second side, opposite the first side, the second side having a channel configured to dispense a wire;
- the top portion including a common face having:
- a first opening configured to receive a shaft therethrough for driving the tool;
- and
- a second opening defining an inlet of the channel;
- wherein the bottom portion is disposed between the first side and the second side, and
- wherein the body includes an enlarged attachment portion protruding laterally from side surfaces of the body and configured to receive the shaft.
An in-ground wire installation tool comprising:
- a body having:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion;
- a first side having a blade;
- a second side, opposite the first side, the second side having a channel originating at the bottom portion and terminating at the first side, the channel configured to dispense a wire;
- the body including an attachment portion, including an opening located in the top portion and extending to a closed interior wall portion within the body, configured to receive a shaft for driving the tool;
- and
- wherein the bottom portion connects the first side and the second side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.