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Test probe with grappler

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-31
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1983-07-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Crawford S Askew

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 09:42
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R1/00; G01R1/02; G01R1/06; G01R1/067; G01R1/06788

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 193 words
A PROBE COMPRISING A HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL HOUSING OF ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL WITH A RECIPROCAL AND RIGID CONDUCTOR HAVING A HOOK AND EXTERIORLY OF ONE END OF SAID HOUSING WITH THE OTHER END OF SAID CONDUCTOR IN THE HOUSING, OPERATING MEANS FOR SAID CONDUCTOR LOCATED EXTERIORLY OF THE HOUSING AND CONNECTED TO SAID CONDUCTOR THROUGH A LATERAL OPENING IN THE HOUSING TO MOVE THE HOOK END OF THE CONDUCTOR AN EQUAL DISTANCE RELATIVE TO ALL POINTS OF THE HOUSING BETWEEN A FIRST EXTENDED POSITION AND A SECOND RETRACTED POSITION IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH AN END OF SAID HOUSING, THE OTHER END OF THE CONDUCTOR BEING IN THE HOUSING AT ALL TIMES ON MOVEMENT OF THE CONDUCTOR BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND POSITION, AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CARRIED AT THE OTHER END OF SAID HOUSING TO ADAPT THE PROBE FOR RECEIVING AN ELECTRICALL LEAD FROM TEST EQUIPMENT, CONDUCTOR MEANS IN THE HOUSING INTERMEDIATE THE CONDUCTOR AND THE TERMINAL TO COMMUNICATE CURRENT BETWEEN THE CONDUCTOR AND THE SHAFT IN THE RETRACTED POSITION TO TEST A WIRE ELECTRICALLY, AND GUIDE MEANS CARRIED BY THE HOUSING TO LIMIT THE SHAFT TO MOVEMENT OF TRANSLATION ONLY IN THE HOUSING.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-16 1969-02-15 1969-08-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-16 1973-02-15 1973-08-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-16 1977-02-15 1977-08-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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