Fish tape handle

- Applied Power Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective view of a fish tape handle embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment; and,

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line representation of holes and the fish tape compartment in FIGS. 1-9, as well as the broken line representation of a stop member in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, and the broken line representation of a fish tape in FIGS. 3 and 8 are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D253877 January 8, 1980 Covey et al.
D351561 October 18, 1994 Moffatt et al.
3568947 March 1971 Oprins
4092780 June 6, 1978 Trethewey et al.
4164334 August 14, 1979 Rathbun et al.
4251038 February 17, 1981 Gename
4306688 December 22, 1981 Hechler, IV
5056731 October 15, 1991 Koehn
5110092 May 5, 1992 Blaha et al.
5423516 June 13, 1995 Blaha
Other references
  • Undated Ideal ad entitled "Wire Management" (p. 17) showing the IDEAL Tuff-Grip Fish Tapes, admitted prior art. An enlarged photocopy of the handle portion of the Tuff-Grip Fish Tapes shown in Exhibit 1, admitted prior art. A 1993 Greenlee Textron Inc. ad entitled "Greenlee Fish Tapes" showing Nylon, Steel or Flex-O-Twist Fish Tapes, admitted prior art.
Patent History
Patent number: D396012
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 8, 1997
Date of Patent: Jul 14, 1998
Assignee: Applied Power Inc. (Butler, WI)
Inventor: Dean R. Walsten (Slinger, WI)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 0/75,210
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D10/74); With Casing, I.e., Retractable Type (D10/72)
International Classification: 1004;