US 12,322,939 B2
Fish tape assembly
Justin Miller, Richfield, WI (US); Aaron C. Grode, Germantown, WI (US); Nolan J. Henton, Milwaukee, WI (US); Samuel J. Krohlow, Wauwatosa, WI (US); and Jacob K. Lindsey, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Appl. No. 17/053,828
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 13, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/027904
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 9, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/219289, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 29, 2020.
Application 17/053,828 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/361,344, filed on Mar. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,787,659.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/832,984, filed on Apr. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/774,707, filed on Dec. 3, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/732,216, filed on Sep. 17, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/647,201, filed on Mar. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0163255 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
Int. Cl. B65H 75/44 (2006.01); B65H 75/40 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 1/085 (2013.01) [B65H 75/406 (2013.01); B65H 75/4471 (2013.01); B65H 75/4486 (2013.01); B65H 75/4494 (2013.01); H02G 1/083 (2013.01); B65H 2701/376 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fish tape assembly comprising:
a fish tape tool including a housing, a chamber defined in the housing and a motor supported by the housing; and
a fish tape drum configured to be inserted into the chamber of the housing, the fish tape drum containing a type of fish tape and including a rotatable drum portion configured to rotate in response to receiving torque from the motor,
wherein the fish tape tool includes a sensor configured to detect a material of the type of fish tape in the fish tape drum inserted into the chamber of the housing.