Fuse tool
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsMichael Sawyer, Matthew Kusz, Fredrick Daniels, Christopher Kachurick
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide tools for installing and extracting fuses. In one embodiment, the tool has an elongate handle. A guideway spans the length of the handle, and a pair of jaws, adapted to retain the fuse, protrudes from an end of the handle. A rod is disposed within the guideway and is selectively actuatable within the guideway for releasing the fuse from the jaws.
Claims74
A tool comprising:
- an elongate handle having a guideway spanning a length of the handle;
- a pair of jaws integral with the handle and protruding from an end of the handle, the jaws adapted to retain a fuse;
- and
- a rod disposed within the guideway, the rod selectively actuatable within the guideway for releasing the fuse from the jaws.
A tool comprising:
- an elongate handle, the handle comprising a plurality of ribs that alternate from side to side of the handle along a length of handle to define a guideway spanning the length of the handle;
- a pair of jaws protruding from an end of the handle, the jaws adapted to retain a fuse;
- and
- a rod disposed within the guideway such that the plurality of ribs straddle the rod, the rod selectively actuatable within the guideway for releasing the fuse from the jaws.
A tool comprising:
- an elongate handle having a guideway spanning a length of the handle;
- a pair of jaws integral with the handle and protruding from an end of the handle, the pair of jaws forming a substantially continuous arced surface for bearing against a fuse to retain the fuse;
- and
- a rod disposed within the guideway, the rod selectively actuatable within the guideway for releasing the fuse from the jaws.
A tool comprising:
- an elongate handle having a guideway spanning a length of the handle;
- a pair of forked resilient jaws protruding from an end of the handle, each jaw comprising a pair of parallel tines, each tine having an arced profile, the tines of the respective jaws forming a pair of substantially continuous arced surfaces for bearing against a fuse to retain the fuse;
- and
- a rod disposed within the guideway, the rod selectively actuatable within the guideway for releasing the fuse from the jaws.
A tool comprising:
- an elongate handle, the handle comprising a plurality of ribs that alternate from side to side of the handle along a length of handle to define a guideway spanning the length of the handle;
- a pair of forked resilient jaws protruding from an end of the handle, each jaw comprising a pair of parallel tines, each tine having an arced profile, the tines of the respective jaws forming a pair of substantially continuous arced surfaces for bearing against a fuse to retain the fuse;
- and
- a rod disposed within the guideway such that the plurality of ribs straddle the rod, the rod selectively actuatable within the guideway for releasing the fuse from the jaws.
A method for grasping and releasing a fuse, the method comprising:
- retaining the fuse between a pair of jaws protruding from an end of a handle;
- and
- pushing the fuse from the jaws by selectively actuating a rod within a guideway that spans a length of the handle.
A method for grasping and releasing a fuse, the method comprising:
- retaining the fuse between a pair of jaws protruding from an end of a handle, each of the jaws having a pair of parallel tines, each tine having an arced profile, wherein the tines of the respective jaws form a pair of substantially continuous arced surfaces that engage a portion of the fuse;
- and
- pushing the fuse from the jaws by selectively actuating a rod within a guideway that spans a length of the handle.
A method for extracting a fuse from a circuit, the method comprising:
- retaining the fuse between a pair of jaws protruding from an end of a handle;
- applying a force to the handle to pull the fuse from the circuit;
- and
- pushing the fuse from the jaws by selectively actuating a rod within a guideway that spans a length of the handle.
A method for inserting a fuse into a circuit, the method comprising:
- retaining the fuse between a pair of jaws protruding from an end of a handle;
- applying a force to the handle to push the fuse into the circuit;
- and
- pushing the fuse from the jaws by selectively actuating a rod within a guideway that spans a length of the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.