Voltage tester having alternatively attachable or separable probes

摘要

A tester includes a main body and a removable probe. The main body includes a main body probe and a front panel including selectable options for selecting a tester function. The removable probe may be coupled to the main body via a cord. The removable probe is fixable to the main body via a latch assembly. The latch assembly includes a socket disposed on one of the removable probe or the main body and a mating protrusion disposed at the other of the removable probe or the main body.

主权项

1. A tester comprising:
a main body including a main body probe and a front panel including selectable options for selecting a tester function; and a removable probe having a probe body that extends between a bottom portion and a lead tip at an opposite distal end of the removable probe, wherein the bottom portion is coupled to the main body via a cord that electrically couples the lead tip to circuitry in the main body, the probe body surrounding the electrical coupling between the lead tip and the cord, wherein the removable probe is fixable to the main body via a latch assembly, the latch assembly including a socket disposed on one of the removable probe or the main body and a mating protrusion disposed on the other of the removable probe or the main body, the mating protrusion extending laterally outward from a portion of a side of the probe body of the removable probe or the main body toward the socket and being insertable into the socket via motion in a direction parallel to a longitudinal length of the main body.