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Voltage tester having alternatively attachable or separable probes

US9030220B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

17Claims

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Assignee

Fluke Corporation · US

Inventors

Ferdinand Y. Laurino · Seattle, US
Duncan Kearsley · Everett, US
Wilbur R. Ames, IV · Lake Stevens, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2011
Grant date	May 12, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R19/155
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tester includes a main body and a removable probe. The main body includes a main body probe and a front panel including selectable options for selecting a tester function. The removable probe may be coupled to the main body via a cord. The removable probe is fixable to the main body via a latch assembly. The latch assembly including a socket disposed on one of the removable probe or the main body and a mating protrusion disposed at the other of the removable probe or the main body, the main body having a probe support ridge associated therewith and the removable probe having an alignment ridge associated therewith, the alignment ridge and the probe support ridge lying in a same plane when the mating protrusion is inserted into the socket.

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