CPC B65H 75/4492 (2013.01) [B44D 3/38 (2013.01); G01B 3/1005 (2013.01); B65H 2403/61 (2013.01); B65H 2701/357 (2013.01); G01B 2003/1025 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A tool comprising:
a housing having an aperture;
a reel assembly disposed in the housing and having a reel, the reel being configured to receive a flexible and extendible media wound onto the reel and capable of being extended through the aperture; and
a retraction assembly comprising a rotatable crank, the retraction assembly being configured to interface with the reel to enable the flexible and extendible media, after extension from the housing, to be wound onto the reel responsive to rotation of the crank;
a drive assembly configured to operably couple the reel to the crank via a stress relief plate disposed between mating surfaces of the drive assembly,
wherein the drive assembly comprises a carrier operably coupled to the reel,
wherein the stress relief plate is interposed between the carrier and the crank, and
wherein the carrier is operably coupled to the reel via a gear assembly.
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