US 12,187,573 B2
Glow fish tape system
Daniel R. Pearson, Fortworth, TX (US)
Assigned to Klein Tools, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by Klein Tools, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/207,733.
Application 18/207,733 is a continuation of application No. 16/696,383, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,713,209.
Prior Publication US 2023/0312303 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65H 75/40 (2006.01); H02G 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 75/406 (2013.01) [H02G 11/02 (2013.01); B65H 2701/376 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fish tape system comprising:
a fish tape having a length extending from a first end to a second end, the length of the fish tape comprising a luminescent material that emits light after being energized by exposure to a light source;
a donut shaped case having a pair of sidewalls extending between a radially innermost wall and a radially outermost wall, the outermost wall having an annular opening extending around a circumference of the outer wall, the sidewalls being spaced from each other to define a fish tape storage compartment that stores the length of fish tape for deployment via the annular opening in the case; and
a handle engaged with the fish tape and mounted to slide within the annular opening of the case around the entire circumference of the outer wall to deploy the fish tape from the storage compartment and to reload the fish tape into the compartment;
wherein at least one of the sidewalls of the case is configured to allow the luminescent material to be energized by light passing through the at least one of the sidewalls.