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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Gary E Van Deursen, Avon, CT (US);
Vince a Cook, Milford, CT (US);
Gary E Van Deursen, Avon, CT (US);
Vince A Cook, Milford, CT (US);
The Stanley Works, New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A multimeter includes a body portion, a cover pivotally connected to the frame such that the cover is selectively moveable about a rotational axis between an open position and a closed position, and a probe assembly including a pair of measuring lines connectable to the frame. The cover includes a magnetic portion on an exterior surface thereof that is configured and positioned to magnetically mount the body portion for use in an inclined relation to a metal surface when the cover is in the open position, and to magnetically mount the body portion to a metal surface when in the closed position.