Fish stick assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11258236-B2
Application number	US-201816195253-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2018
Priority date	Nov 10, 2017
Publication date	Feb 22, 2022
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022

Abstract

A fish stick includes a light emitting component, such as a lighted tip, near the leading end of the fish stick. The lighted tip includes a curved lens that directs some light around an attachment piece at the end of the fish stick and generally in the forward direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fish stick. The fish stick may be made of a phosphorescent material and stored in a lit container with an LED and reflective surfaces. The fish stick may be made of multiple rods that are threadably engaged with each other and include a spring biasing element that increases the coefficient of friction between the threads of the rods. The fish stick may also be made of multiple rods that are threadably engaged with each other via collars.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fish stick for routing cables comprising:
a rod comprising a first end and a second end;
a lighted component releasably coupled to the rod at an attachment end of the lighted component, the lighted component comprising:
a housing;
a longitudinal axis aligned with a longitudinal axis of the rod;
a light transmission end opposite the attachment end, the light transmission end comprising a cylindrical bore with a longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the lighted component, the cylindrical bore comprising a first end and a second end opposing the first end,

wherein the first end includes an opening and the second end is closed;
a light emitting source;
a curved lens that redirects light emitted by the light emitting source around the cylindrical bore, wherein the curved lens is located within the housing between the light emitting source and the second end of the cylindrical bore and is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical bore;

wherein the rod comprises a plurality of rods that are releasably coupled together, at least some of the plurality of rods comprising a phosphorescent material and an indicia of stiffness that indicates the stiffness of the respective rod; and
wherein the indicia of stiffness of said at least some of the plurality of rods is a color emitted by the phosphorescent material.

2. The fish stick of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rods are threadably coupled together along their respective longitudinal axes.

3. The fish stick of claim 1 , the lighted component further comprising a light emission wall that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the lighted component, the light emission wall extending radially outward away from the cylindrical bore and wherein the curved lens is located between the light emission wall and the light emitting source.

4. The fish stick of claim 3 , the lighted component further comprising a support truss fixedly coupled to the light emission wall.

5. The fish stick of claim 3 , the lighted component further comprising a plurality of support trusses fixedly coupled to the light emission wall.

6. The fish stick of claim 1 , wherein the first end of the cylindrical bore extends past an end of the lighted component housing.

7. The fish stick of claim 1 , the curved lens comprising a curved inner surface and a curved outer surface, the curved inner surface extending around and facing towards the second end of the cylindrical bore, and wherein the curved inner surface is concave relative to the second end of the cylindrical bore.

8. The fish stick of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of rods comprises the phosphorescent material that emits the color of light that indicates the stiffness of the respective rod.

9. The fish stick of claim 1 , the plurality of rods comprising a first rod and a second rod releasably coupled together via threads, the first rod comprising a biasing element that exerts a compressing force against the second rod when the first rod and the second rod are threaded together.

10. The fish stick of claim 1 , the plurality of rods comprising a first rod and second rod releasably coupled together via threads, the first and second rods each comprising a first threaded surface, a second threaded surface, and a collar with a third threaded surface that threadably engages the second threaded surface of the same rod, the collar of the first rod threadably engaging the first threaded surface of the second rod.

11. The fish stick of claim 1 , the plurality of rods releasably coupled together via threads, the plurality of rods comprising a first threaded surface, a second threaded surface, and a collar with a third threaded surface that threadably engages the second threaded surface of the same rod, the collar of a first rod, of the plurality of rods, threadably engaging the first threaded surface of a second rod of the plurality of rods.

12. The fish stick of claim 1 , the light emitting source further comprising an outer surface, wherein the outer surface is spaced a distance from the curved lens.

13. A fish stick for routing cables comprising:
a rod comprising a first end and a second end;
a lighted component coupled to the first end of the rod, the lighted component comprising:
a housing;
a light transmission end comprising a cylindrical bore with a longitudinal axis aligned with the lighted component, the cylindrical bore comprising a first end and a second end opposing the first end, wherein the first end includes an external opening and the second end includes a continuous end surface, the cylindrical bore located on an end of the lighted component that is opposite an attachment end where the lighted component is coupled to the rod;
a light emitting source;
a curved lens that redirects light emitted by the light emitting source around the cylindrical bore, wherein the curved lens is located within the housing between the second end of the cylindrical bore and the attachment end along the longitudinal axis;

wherein the rod comprises a plurality of rods that are releasably coupled together, at least some of the plurality of rods comprising a phosphorescent material and an indicia of stiffness that indicates the stiffness of the respective rod; and
wherein the indicia of stiffness of said at least some of the plurality of rods is a color emitted by the phosphorescent material.

14. The fish stick of claim 13 , the lighted component further comprising a light emission wall that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the lighted component, and wherein the curved lens is located between the light emission wall and the light emitting source.

15. The fish stick of claim 13 , the light emitting source further comprising an outer surface, wherein the outer surface is spaced a distance from the curved lens.

Assignees

• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp

Inventors

• Williams Aaron M
• Adams Caleb C

Classifications

• F21L4/00

  Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells · CPC title

• F16B7/182

  for coaxial connections of two rods or tubes · CPC title

• G02B6/475

  Mechanical aspects of installing cables in ducts or the like for buildings · CPC title

• F21V9/30

  Elements containing photoluminescent material distinct from or spaced from the light source (shades F21V1/17; globes, bowls or cover glasses F21V3/08, F21V3/12; refractors F21V5/10; reflectors F21V7/26, F21V7/30; elements with provision for controlling the spectral properties or intensity F21V9/40) · CPC title

• F21V33/0084

  Hand tools; Toolboxes · CPC title