Patent ID: 7355377

Claim:
An extensible probe electrical tester, comprising: a) an elongated body having the general form of a rectangular parallelepiped having a major axis, said parallelepiped having a length along said major axis allowing containment of said parallelepiped within a breast pocket of a garment; b) an elongated sleeve slidably supported within said body, said sleeve being manually movable between a deployed position wherein said sleeve projects from said body a distance of at least 50% of said length along said major axis of said parallelepiped, and a stowed position whereat said probe is retracted substantially into said body; c) means for retaining said sleeve within said body when said sleeve is in said deployed position; d) an elongated probe slidably contained within said elongated sleeve and selectively movable therein, said elongated probe forming a first electrode; e) a mechanism comprising a lever and an actuating arm disposed substantially within said body and adapted for manual contact, said lever mechanism being disposed to further advance said elongated probe within said sleeve from a retracted position to a projected position when said sleeve is disposed in said deployed position; f) a second electrode; and g) means for indicating a voltage electrically connected to said first electrode and said second electrode.