Electrical box knock-out tool
OwnerRobert Cox, JR.inventor
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Abstract
The invention disclosed is a tool for the removal of knock-outs from electrical boxes. The tool may include a handle connected to an elongate member such as a rod, the elongate member having a bend between the handle and a termina end that is bent back or forms a hook. The terminal end may include a flattened end and a slot opened at the end to allow the user to engage the edge of a knock-out. The tool may also include a groove in the radius or bend of the hook, also to allow the user to engage the edge of a knock-out. The tool also includes notches on the elongate member to allow the user to engage the edge of a an electrical box to manipulate or rotate the tool about the engagement to dislodge or displace the knock-out from the electrical box with the tip of the terminal end.
Claims20
A tool for removing knockouts from an electrical box, the tool including a rod having a first end and a second end, the first end of the rod including a handle, the rod including a first bend and a second bend, the first bend located between the first end and the second bend, the second bend located between the first bend and the second end, the second bend being greater than 90 degrees to thereby form a hook, a notch located between the first bend and the second bend, the notch being open to the hook.
A tool for removing knockouts from an electrical box, the tool including a elongate shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end of the shaft having a handle, the shaft having a first bend and a second bend, the first bend located between the handle and the second bend, the second bend located between the first bend and the second end, the second bend being greater than 90 degrees to thereby form a hook, the second end including a tapered blade, the tapered blade including a slot, the slot having tapered walls, the slot, first bend, and second bend all being in the same plane.
A tool for removing knockouts from an electrical box, the tool including a rod having a first end and a second end, the first end of the rod including a handle, the rod including a first bend and a second bend, the first bend located between the first end and the second bend, the second bend located between the first bend and the second end, the second bend being greater than 90 degrees to thereby form a hook, a plurality of notches located between the first bend and the second bend, the notches being open to the hook, a groove located at the outside radius of the second bend, the groove having spaced apart walls, the second end terminating in a tapered blade, the tapered blade including a slot, the slot including tapered walls, slot and groove lying in the same plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.