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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2017
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Richard Prohaska, Cleveland, TN (US);
Rudy Beaty, Cleveland, TN (US);
James W. Adams, Chatsworth, GA (US);
Eaton Intellectual Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A voltmeter probe has a metal probe tip projecting from an elongated insulating handle. The handle has a longitudinal axis and a radially projecting finger guard with an inner diameter and an outer diameter. A barrier covers the terminal. The barrier has an aperture configured to provide access for the probe tip to be inserted through the barrier into contact with the terminal, including access for the finger guard to be inserted through the barrier. The aperture has dimensions of length and width, including no width that is not less than the outer diameter of the finger guard.