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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2018
Seescan, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Mark S. Olsson, La Jolla, CA (US);
Allen P. Hoover, San Diego, CA (US);
Jan Soukup, San Diego, CA (US);
James F. Kleyn, Santee, CA (US);
SEESCAN, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Electrical contact clips for use in utility locating operations to couple signals from a transmitter to a hidden or buried utility via direct electrical contact are disclosed. In one embodiment, a clip includes a base assembly and a jaw assembly having a plurality of jaws coupled to the base assembly, wherein each jaw is independently movably openable and closeable to secure to a target utility, a handle element on the base assembly having a utility selector element for selecting a utility type, and a contact element on the jaw assembly to directly conductively couple electrical signals onto a utility.