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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 1979
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1978
Jon P Boudreau, Gloucester, MA (US);
Marvin A Biren, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Herald S Sulahian, Arlington, MA (US);
Robert J Maselek, Framingham, MA (US);
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A contact insertion and removal tool including a removable, replaceable probe made of a hollow tubular member with a slot extending longitudinally from the tip at least part way to the upper end of the tubular member, the tubular member having proximate its tip a reduced outer diameter and enlarged inner diameter sized appropriately for the contact to be inserted and removed; a handle member, independent of the probe, having a passage for receiving the upper end of the tubular member; and means for rotatably securing the probe and handle.