Patent ID: 6552522
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B25B,G01R,H02G

Abstract:
A tool comprising:two conductive elements, each having a jaw section and a handle section; a pivot connecting said conductive elements together, wherein said jaw section and said handle section of each of said conductive elements are oriented on either side of said pivot, thereby enabling said conductive elements to be selectively rotated about said pivot between a closed condition where said jaw section of each of said conductive elements abut and an open condition where said jaw section of each of said conductive elements are separated; a retractable first conductive piercing probe mechanically and electrically coupled to one said jaw section, said first conductive piercing probe being selectively positionable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein said first conductive piercing probe protrudes beyond said jaw section when in said extended position and does not extend beyond said jaw section when in said retracted position; a second conductive piercing probe mechanically and electrically coupled to one said jaw section; a relief defined in one said jaw section opposite said second conductive piercing probe, wherein said second conductive piercing probe extends into said relief when said conductive elements are in said closed condition; a current flow indicator electrically coupled to one of said conductive elements; and a flexible wire electrically coupled to said current flow indicator, whereby any flow of current through said conductive elements to said flexible wire passes through said current flow indicator.