Fence tester
AssigneeForcefield Active Technology Limited
InventorAidan MURPHY
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Abstract
A fence tester for testing the voltage in an electric fence comprises a handle member and a blade member pivotally coupled to the handle member between an open state extending from the handle member and a closed state partly recessed into the handle member. The handle member defines a hollow interior region, and comprises a printed circuit board having an electronic monitoring circuit therein. An antenna coupled to the electronic monitoring circuit is configured to conduct an electrical current induced therein by an electric field generated by a pulsating voltage in the electric fence when the fence tester is located adjacent the electric fence. A latching element located in the handle member operated by a manually operated operating element in the handle member latches the blade member in the open state and the closed state.
Claims20
A fence tester comprising a handle member coupled with a blade member by a pivoting member which is configured to cause the blade member to move between an open state in which the blade member is extended from the handle member and a closed state in which the blade member is folded into a central recess in the handle member, wherein a closeable housing configured to accommodate an electronic circuit is formed in each of the opposing sides of the handle member and the fence tester comprises a further closeable housing configured to house a power supply;
- characterised in that the fence tester comprises a watertight channel formed in the handle member and the pivot member and containing an electrical coupling means to permit the coupling of the power supply with the electronic circuit without exposure to the elements.
A fence tester comprising:
- a handle member defining a hollow interior region and a central recess,
- a blade member,
- a pivot member pivotally coupling the blade member to the handle member with the blade member pivotal about the pivot member relative to the handle member between an open state with the blade member extending from the handle member and a closed state with the blade member folded into the central recess in the handle member,
- a latching element spring urged into engagement with the blade member for retaining the blade member in the open state, and
- a manually operated operating element cooperable with the latching element for disengaging the latching element from the blade member to permit movement of the blade member between the open state and the closed state.
A fence tester comprising:
- a handle member defining a hollow interior region,
- a blade member,
- a pivot member pivotally coupling the blade member to the handle member with the blade member being pivotal relative to the handle member between an open state with the blade member extending from the handle member and a closed state with the blade member folded into a central recess in the handle member, and
- an electronic monitoring circuit located in the hollow interior region of the handle member for monitoring a voltage in an adjacent electrically conductive wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.