Patent ID: 11964844
Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 18:
19. An assembly comprising:
a fish tape case comprising:
a shell having an upper base wall, a lower base wall, an inner side wall extending between inner perimeters of the base walls and forming a central aperture through the shell, an outer side wall extending between outer perimeters of the base walls and defining an outer diameter of the shell, the upper and lower base walls and the inner and outer side walls defining a cavity therein, the upper base wall having a first opening therethrough in communication with the cavity through which the fish tape is configured to exit in a first orientation, and the outer side wall having a second opening therethrough in communication with the cavity through which the fish tape is configured to exit in a second orientation, a recess in a lower surface of the upper base wall which faces the cavity of the shell, the recess being in communication with the first and second openings, and a blocking wall extending from the upper base wall and into the cavity thereof proximate to the recess, and
a storage reel within the cavity, the storage reel having an upper base wall which is proximate to the upper base wall of the shell, a lower base wall which is proximate to the lower base wall of the shell, an inner side wall extending from an inner perimeter of the lower base wall of the storage reel and forming a central aperture through the storage reel, the inner side wall of the storage reel being proximate to the inner side wall of the shell, an outer side wall extending between outer perimeters of the base walls and defining an outer diameter of the storage reel, the outer side wall of the storage reel being proximate to the outer side wall of the shell, the upper and lower base walls and the inner and outer side walls of the storage reel defining a cavity therein, the inner side wall of the storage reel being spaced from the upper base wall of the storage reel to define an opening extending around the storage reel, wherein the recess is partially aligned with the opening in the storage reel and the blocking wall extends through the opening of the storage reel and into the cavity of the storage reel; and

a fish tape comprising an elongate flexible body having a pulling eye catch on an end thereof, wherein the body passes through the opening of the storage reel and the pulling eye catch is configured to extend from each opening, wherein the fish tape is configured to contact the blocking wall.