Magnetic detector extendable wand
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1. A metal detector, comprising:
- a control and display housing;
a handle connected to said housing;
a wand connected to said housing;
a plurality of metal detecting sensors contained within said detector; and
said wand being extendable and retractable from an extended state to a compact state, respectively.
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Abstract
A wand-type magnetic metal detector has a telescoping wand which shortens the wand sufficiently for the detector to be comfortably carried in a holster carried on the user'"'"'s body. The user'"'"'s hands are thereby freed for other tasks than carrying the detector.
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20 Claims
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1. A metal detector, comprising:
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a control and display housing;
a handle connected to said housing;
a wand connected to said housing;
a plurality of metal detecting sensors contained within said detector; and
said wand being extendable and retractable from an extended state to a compact state, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. The combination of a metal detector and a holster therefor, comprising:
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a metal detector, comprising;
a control and display housing;
a handle connected to said housing;
a wand connected to said housing; and
a plurality of metal detecting sensors contained within said detector; and
a holster, said holster comprising;
a body portion for receiving said metal detector; and
a cover hinged to said body portion for covering the exposed portions of said control and display housing and for constraining said metal detector within said holster. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. The combination of a wand-type metal detector and a holster therefor, comprising:
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(1) a wand-type metal detector, comprising;
a control and display housing;
a handle connected to said housing;
a wand connected to said housing;
a plurality of metal detecting sensors contained within said detector; and
said wand comprising a fixed portion integral with said housing and a sliding portion telescopically movable within said fixed portion; and
(2) a holster, said holster comprising;
a body portion for receiving said metal detector, said body portion comprising a tubular portion and a funnel-shaped portion, said tubular portion housing said wand and said funnel-shaped portion housing said control and display housing;
said body portion having a hollow interior which extends therethrough and is open through both its top and bottom edges; and
a cover hinged to said body portion, said cover comprising a top which covers the top surface of said metal detector, a front flange which covers and protects the front of said control and display housing, and a flap for covering the exposed side of said control and display housing and for constraining said metal detector within said holster.
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