ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,139, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Fish tape tool" was invented by Nolan J. Henton (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fish tape tool includes a housing and a drum supported by the housing for rotation relative to the housing. The drum includes an inner surface that at least partially defines a fish tape storage zone. The inner surface is made of a first material having a first coefficient of friction. The fish tape tool also includes a fish tape positioned at least partially within the fish tape storage zone of the drum. The fish tape is dispensed or retracted from the dr...