Patent ID: 7224159

Claim:
A multimeter comprising: a body portion having a face carrying a display and a plurality of input mechanisms; a cover pivotally connected to the body portion such that the cover is selectively moveable about a rotational axis between an open position and a closed position; and a probe assembly including a pair of measuring lines connectable to the body portion, wherein the cover includes a magnetic portion on an exterior surface thereof that is configured and positioned to magnetically mount the body portion for use in an inclined relation to a metal surface when the cover is in the open position, and to magnetically mount the body portion to a metal surface when in the closed position; and wherein the body portion includes a narrowed body portion, the cover cooperating with the narrowed body portion so as to define a measuring line receiving space between the face and the cover when the cover is in covering relation to the display and input mechanisms to enable the measuring lines to be wrapped around the narrowed body portion and through the measuring line receiving space between the face and the cover.