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US 2013/0093449 A1Published application
Voltage tester having alternatively attachable or separable probes
AssigneeFluke Corporation
InventorsFerdinand LAURINO, Jeff WORONES
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Abstract
A tester includes a main body and a removable probe. The main body includes a main body probe and a front panel including selectable options for selecting a tester function. The removable probe may be coupled to the main body via a cord. The removable probe is fixable to the main body via a latch assembly. The latch assembly includes a socket disposed on one of the removable probe or the main body and a mating protrusion disposed at the other of the removable probe or the main body.
Claims16
A tester comprising:
- a main body including a main body probe and a front panel including selectable options for selecting a tester function;
- and
- a removable probe coupled to the main body via a cord,
- wherein the removable probe is fixable to the main body via a latch assembly, the latch assembly including a socket disposed on one of the removable probe or the main body and a mating protrusion disposed at the other of the removable probe or the main body, the main body being insertable into the socket via motion in a direction parallel to a longitudinal length of the main body.
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A method of assembling a tester comprising:
- providing a main body including a main body probe and a front panel including selectable options for selecting a tester function;
- coupling a removable probe the main body via a cord;
- and
- providing a latch assembly to enable fixing the removable probe to the main body, the latch assembly including a socket disposed on one of the removable probe or the main body and a mating protrusion disposed at the other of the removable probe or the main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.