Non-conductive fish tape
AssigneeActuant Corporation
InventorsPatrick Radle, Daryl Brockman, David Huebschen
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Abstract
A fish tape assembly has a flat tape made of a hybrid composite of electrically non-conductive materials, preferably a fiberglass core surrounded by a nylon jacket. The flat tape has a rectilinear lateral cross-section with its width dimension being greater than its thickness. A non-conductive feed piece is bonded to the leading end of the fish tape. The feed piece has a wedged leading end. A non-conductive anchor piece is bonded to the trailing end of the fish tape to attach the fish tape to a reel assembly. The anchor piece is angled to mount the fish tape in a generally tangential direction relative to the reel.
Claims28
A fish tape assembly, comprising:
- a fish tape reel;
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- a fish tape mounted to the reel so as to be capable of being unwound in a feed direction relative to the reel, the fish tape being made of an electrically non-conductive material having a rectilinear cross-section.
A fish tape assembly, comprising:
- an electrically non-conductive fish tape having a rectilinear cross-section and a leading end;
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- an electrically non-conductive feed piece having a trailing end with a rectilinear opening receiving the leading end of the fish tape where the feed piece is bonded to the fish tape.
A fish tape assembly, comprising:
- an electrically non-conductive fish tape having a rectilinear cross-section and a leading end and a trailing end;
- an electrically non-conductive feed piece mounted to the leading end of the fish tape;
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- an electrically non-conductive anchor pieced mounted to the trailing end of the fish tape.
A fish tape assembly, comprising:
- an electrically non-conductive fish tape having a leading end;
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- an electrically non-conductive feed piece having an eyelet and being bonded to the leading end of the fish tape so as to sustain a pulling load of 500 pounds without separating from the fish tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.