PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16037831
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["174", "068100"]

Abstract:
A plurality of modular cable protectors can be removably connected in series by complementary end connectors at each end. Each cable protector also includes a number of tool engagement features that that can be removably engaged by a tool that enables a user to exert an upward force to disengage the end connectors on adjacent cable protectors. For example, the tool engagement features can be slots in the top surface of the cable protector with undercuts adjacent to the lower ends of the slots. A tool with vertical rods is manually inserted into the slots to disengage the cable protectors. Horizontal projections at the bottom of the vertical rods engage the undercuts in the slots, and allow the user to disengage adjacent cable protectors by lifting upward on the tool.

Claim (Index 14):
A system for disconnecting a series of modular cable protectors, said system comprising:\n a plurality of modular cable protectors, each having: (a) a body having an upper surface with opposing side ramps, and opposing ends; (b) at least one channel extending in parallel between the ends; (c) end connectors on the ends for connecting the cable protectors in series with the channels in alignment with the channels of adjacent cable protectors; and (d) at least one tool engagement feature, each having an opening extending downward through the upper surface of the cable protector with an undercut extending horizontally from the opening within the body beneath the upper surface of the cable protector; and a tool for removably engaging the tool engagement feature of a cable protector, said tool having a vertical member with a lower end insertable into the opening with a horizontal protrusion extending from the lower end of the vertical member for removably engaging the undercut to enable an upward force on the tool to be exerted on the cable protector and thereby disengage the end connectors from an adjacent cable protector.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 14.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.14062
- Patent Class: 174.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11508584', '12107149', '11957279', '11263099', '12686702']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8613839249416627
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.502766454993369
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8255221779468334
- Mean Citation Score: 265.963938
- Max Citation Score: 295.54346
- Similarity Product: 252.19992811129927

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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