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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1992

Filed:

Sep. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

William E Blaha, St. Charles, IL (US);

Richard R Hyde, DeKalb, IL (US);

Assignee:

Ideal Industries, Sycamore, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2541 / ;
Abstract

This is concerned with a fish tape puller and is in the nature of a gripping mechanism that can be used and operated by hand to enable an electrician or the like to get a better grip on fish tape. The device also has the advantage that it is structured to be stored in the opening of a conventional fish tape reel. The device is also in the nature of a puller which may be used to grasp and pull fish tape that is round in cross section or flat or ribbon-like. As well the device may be used to grasp and pull the wires themselves. The invention is also a combination of fish tape reel which has an opening in the center thereof and a puller which may be inserted in the center and removably held therein for transport and handling.


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