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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Service Solutions U.s. Llc, Warren, MI (US);
Jacob Hanson, Owatonna, MN (US);
Matthew Thompsen, Waseca, MN (US);
Gregory J. Fountain, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
A handheld device comprising a handle assembly containing a longitudinally tubular shank used to manage and/or insert flexible elongated components during the assembly, replacement and/or repair of wired elements of a system is described. The handheld device includes a conduit that can be used to manage and/or insert said flexible elongated components such as wires, cables, flexible tubing, lines, cords, strings, ropes, and the like through constrained spaces and/or barriers. The conduit may be partially opened or completely open to allow removing of the flexible elongated components from the handheld device.