US 12,451,676 B1
System and device for reducing possibility of accidental electrical discharges to a fish tape during use of the fish tape
Bradley Allan Olson, Sioux Falls, SD (US); and Luke Jeffery Schulte, Sioux Falls, SD (US)
Filed by Bradley Allan Olson, Sioux Falls, SD (US); and Luke Jeffery Schulte, Sioux Falls, SD (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/776,976.
Int. Cl. H02G 1/00 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01); H02G 3/06 (2006.01); H02G 3/18 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 1/083 (2013.01) [H02G 3/0616 (2013.01); H02G 3/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective device for reducing the possibility of accidental electrical discharges to a fish tape during use of the fish tape, the protective device comprising:
a coupler portion configured to be releasably coupled to a connector of an electrical enclosure of electrical infrastructure, the coupler portion defining a coupler opening; and
a shield portion defining a cavity configured to receive a free end and an end portion of the fish tape to shield the fish tape from conductive contact with elements in the electrical enclosure, the shield portion being attached to the coupler portion;
wherein the shield portion comprises a sleeve member having a first end attached to the coupler portion and a second end opposite of the first end, the second end being closed to resist the free end of the fish tape from moving out of the sleeve member; and
wherein the sleeve member is extendable in a longitudinal direction between the first and second ends from a collapsed condition for storage and an elongated condition for receiving the free end and the end portion of the fish tape.