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US 2019/0199072 A1Published application
Knife Accessory for Hot Stick
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsAndrew M. Tuchscherer, Scott M. Hangartner, Joseph M. DeBaker
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Abstract
A hot stick accessory with an attachment interface engageable with multiple types of attachment interfaces, including an shotgun-type attachment interface and a universal-type attachment interface. The accessory includes any of several operative components, such as a knife. The interface includes an attachment member with a first aperture and a plurality of second apertures arranged in an arc shape about the first aperture.
Claims20
An attachment for a hot stick comprising:
- an operative component;
- a handle rigidly coupled to the operative component;
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- an attachment component rigidly coupled to the handle, the attachment component comprising:
- a hook receptacle configured to receive a shotgun-type hot stick attachment interface, the hook receptacle has a diameter between 11.6 mm and 12.0 mm along a first axis and between 12.0 mm and 12.4 mm along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the hook receptacle is defined in part by an arc-shaped component extending from an end of the hook receptacle, an outer peripheral edge of the arc-shaped component is between 9.85 mm and 10.25 mm from a center point;
- a plurality of teeth receptacles configured to receive a universal-type attachment interface, wherein:
- the plurality of teeth receptacles are arranged in an arc around the hook receptacle;
- side edges of the plurality of teeth receptacles are radially aligned with the center point, the side edges of a given teeth receptacle are 15 arc degrees apart with respect to the center point, and neighboring side edges of neighboring teeth receptacles are 15 arc degrees apart with respect to the center point;
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- an interior edge of the plurality of teeth receptacles is between 9.85 mm and 10.25 mm from the center point.
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An elongated tool comprising:
- an elongate handle at a first end;
- a second end opposite the first end;
- an attachment engageable with the second end of the handle, the attachment comprising:
- a blade;
- an attachment component rigidly coupled to the blade, the attachment component comprising:
- a hook receptacle defined in part by an arc-shaped component extending from an end of the hook receptacle, an outer peripheral edge of the arc-shaped component is between 9.85 mm and 10.25 mm from a center point located within the hook receptacle;
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- a plurality of teeth receptacles, wherein:
- the plurality of teeth receptacles are arranged in an arc around the hook receptacle;
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- side edges of the plurality of teeth receptacles are aligned with the center point and the side edges of a given teeth receptacle are 15 arc degrees apart with respect to the center point.
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A method of using a hot stick attachment comprising:
- engaging a first hot stick with a hot stick attachment, the first hot stick comprising a first attachment interface, the hot stick attachment comprising:
- an operative component;
- an attachment component rigidly coupled to the operative component, the attachment component comprising:
- a hook receptacle configured to receive the hot stick attachment of the first hot stick, the hook receptacle is defined in part by an arc-shaped component extending from an end of the hook receptacle, an outer peripheral edge of the arc-shaped component is between 9.85 mm and 10.25 mm from a center point located within the hook receptacle;
- a plurality of teeth receptacles, wherein:
- the plurality of teeth receptacles are arranged in an arc around the hook receptacle;
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- side edges of the plurality of teeth receptacles are aligned with the center point and the side edges of a given teeth receptacle are 15 arc degrees apart with respect to the center point;
- disengaging the hot stick attachment from the first hot stick;
- engaging the hot stick attachment with a second hot stick comprising a second attachment interface that engages with the plurality of teeth receptacles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.