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US 6,848,139 B2Granted
Combination hand tool and electrical testing device
OwnerRodolphe Simon, Peter Seamansinventors
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a device combining a handled tool, such as wire strippers, with one or more testing components useful for testing electrical circuits, such as continuity testers and voltage detectors, with the testing components integrated into a like number of handle grips.
Claims16
A device combining
- a handled tool,
- said handled tool having a first member and a second member, the first member having a handle end and a working end and the second member having a handle end and a working end, with the first member pivotally connected to the second member at a pivot point such that the working end of the first member is located on the same side of the pivot point as the working end of the second member,
- whereby the working end of the first member and the working end of the second member are suitably adapted to together comprise a working component of the handled tool, said working component being wire stripping blades, plier jaws, cutter blades, and the like, such that said working component is operated by manual manipulation of the handle ends of the first and second members;
- a testing component,
- said testing component suitably adapted to test electrical circuits,
- with said testing component comprising a power source and an indicator,
- wherein the power source has a first terminal and a second terminal, with the first and second terminals being of opposite polarity;
- and
- a handle grip,
- said handle grip suitably adapted to accommodate the testing component and to fit over the handle end of the first member, providing both a means for integrating the testing component with the handled tool and a means for improving a user's ability to manually grasp the handled tool during use,
- with said handle grip being constructed of an insulating, non-conducting material having an open first end, a closed second end, an outer skin, an interior space, a handle pocket situated within the interior space, and a tester pocket situated within the interior space adjacent to and sharing a common wall with the handle pocket, such that the common wall subdivides the interior space of the handle grip into the handle pocket and the tester pocket,
- wherein the handle pocket is suitably adapted to accommodate the handle end of the first member,
- the tester pocket is suitably adapted to accommodate the testing component, and
- the outer skin of the handle grip adjacent to the tester pocket has apertures providing access to the testing component.
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A device, combining
- a handled tool,
- said handled tool having a first member and a second member, the first member having a handle end and a working end and the second member having a handle end and a working end, with the first member pivotally connected to the second member at a pivot point such that the working end of the first member is located on the same side of the pivot point as the working end of the second member,
- whereby the working end of the first member and the working end of the second member are suitably adapted to together comprise a working component of the handled tool, said working component being wire stripping blades, plier jaws, cutter blades, and the like, such that said working component is operated by manual manipulation of the handle ends of the first and second members;
- a testing component,
- said testing component suitably adapted to test electrical circuits,
- wherein said testing component is a voltage detector;
- and
- a handle grip,
- said handle grip suitably adapted to accommodate the testing component and to fit over the handle end of the first member, providing both a means for integrating the testing component with the handled tool and a means for improving a user's ability to manually grasp the handled tool during use,
- with said handle grip being constructed of an insulating, non-conducting material selected from the group comprising rigid plastic, rubberized plastic, polycarbonate, and polystyrene, said handle grip having an open first end, a closed second end, an outer skin, an interior space, a handle pocket situated within the interior space, and a tester pocket situated within the interior space adjacent to and sharing a common wall with the handle pocket, such that the common wall subdivides the interior space of the handle grip into the handle pocket and the tester pocket,
- wherein the handle pocket is suitably adapted to accommodate the handle end of the first member,
- the tester pocket is suitably adapted to accommodate the testing component, and
- the outer skin of the handle grip adjacent to the tester pocket has apertures providing access to the testing component.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.