Multi-Purpose Tool for Blade Fuses
OwnerDustin Scabaroziinventor
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Abstract
The disclosure describes a multi-purpose tool which singularly provides all functions necessary to remove a blade-type fuse, clean the male blades of a fuse, and clean contact points of a female fuse receptacle. The tool also may provide a battery-powered circuit to check the continuity of a fuse. The tool includes a pair of abrasive tabs for cleaning female fuse receptacles, a slot with at least one abrasive surface for cleaning male fuse blades, and a pair of picking arms for grasping a fuse.
Claims19
A tool for fuses and fuse contacts, comprising:
- a body, with a set of picking arms at a first end of the body;
- a pair of abrasive tabs at a second end of the body;
- a slot in the body's mid-section, with the slot containing at least one abrasive surface.
A tool for fuses and fuse contacts, comprising:
- a body, with a set of picking arms at a first end of the body;
- a pair of abrasive tabs at a second end of the body;
- a slot in the body's mid-section, with the slot containing at least one abrasive surface,
- a circuit tester in the body.
A method for extracting and cleaning a fuse and fuse contacts, comprising:
- grasping the fuse with picking arms portion of a tool body and pulling the fuse from a slot, the picking arms positioned at a first end of the tool body;
- cleaning the fuse's blades on at least one abrasive surface of a slot in the tool body, the slot located in said tool body's mid-section;
- cleaning fuse contacts with a pair of abrasive tabs, the abrasive tabs positioned at a second end of the tool body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.