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| 030900100 | MEANS FOR CUTTING ELONGATE, STRAND-ENCIRCLING SHEATH | 59 |
| 20090019704 | COAXIAL CABLE PREPARATION TOOL AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A coaxial cable preparation tool is provided wherein the tool includes a body, having a first end and a second end, the first end including a first cavity configured to accommodate insertion of a coaxial cable therein. An outer conductor blade is located near the first end of the body and is movably operable with the body to cut an outer jacket, an outer conductor, and an inner dielectric of the cable when the cable is inserted into the first cavity. A center conductor chamfering member is positioned at the back of a second cavity, the second cavity extending from the second end of the body. A dielectric coring blade is positioned within the second cavity, and a jacket stripping blade is positioned at least partially within the second cavity. A corresponding method of coaxial cable preparation is provided. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090071012 | SLITTER TOOL FOR CUTTING A TUBULAR SHEATH OF A GUIDE CATHETER - A tool for cutting or slitting the tubular sheath of a guide-catheter in the presence of a lead placed in this sheath. The tool ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090100681 | COAXIAL CABLE STRIPPING TOOL WITH ADJUSTABLE STRIP STOP - An adjustable coaxial cable stripping tool for preparing an end of a coaxial cable for attachment to a connector includes first and second mechanisms located at opposite ends of the tool. The first cutting mechanism uses a pair of jaws and a planar cutting blade mounted in a replaceable blade cartridge to cut through the outer conductor and inner insulation to the inner conductor. The second cutting mechanism uses a double edged cutting blade and an adjustable stop that contacts the cut made by the first cutting mechanism to control the distance that the outer insulation is removed beyond the first cut. A third cutter is optionally provided to form a bevel on the end of the inner conductor. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100064522 | COAXIAL CABLE END PREPARATION TOOL WITH DRIVE SHAFT AND RELATED METHODS - A cable end preparation tool is for a coaxial cable including an inner conductor, a dielectric layer surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric layer, and an outer jacket surrounding the outer conductor. The tool may include a body having first and second opposing ends with a first recess in the first end and a second recess in the second end. A first blade may be carried within the first recess for stripping the outer jacket to expose a portion of the outer conductor when the body is rotated about the coaxial cable. A second blade may be carried within the first recess for stripping the outer conductor and dielectric layer to expose a portion of the inner conductor when the body is rotated relative to the coaxial cable. The tool may also include a coring bit having a cutting head and a drive shaft extending outwardly therefrom. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100064523 | CABLE-CUTTER DEVICE | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110088263 | CYCLONIC STRIPPING BLADE - A blade assembly is provided for use in a wire stripping system, where the blade assembly includes a first blade including a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening, and a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the second opening including a second guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening. The blades impart a rotation force on the wire to cause the cutting surfaces to make a depth-controlled circumferential cut in the sheath around the entire wire. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110138629 | Wire and cable stripper - Embodiments of the invention relate to a wire and cable stripper for cutting the insulation layer off from a wire or a cable. The benefits of the wire and cable stripper include offering a wire or cable cutter that has simple construction, allowing convenience in transportation, and reducing the component number for easy mass production. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110167642 | PLIERS HAVING WIRE STRIPPERS - A hand tool includes a first jaw assembly and a second jaw assembly. The first jaw assembly includes a first handle portion, a first jaw portion, a first pivot portion disposed between first handle portion and the first jaw portion, and a first rail disposed on one of the first pivot portion and the first handle portion. The second jaw assembly includes a second handle portion, a second jaw portion, a second pivot portion disposed between the second handle portion and the second jaw portion, and a second rail disposed on one of the second pivot portion and the second handle portion. The second rail is shorter than the first rail. A lock button is slidingly coupled to the first rail and selectively slidingly coupled to the second rail. A resilient member disposed between the lock button and the first rail to inhibit sliding movement of the lock button. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110173817 | OPTICAL FIBER STRIPPER FOR A FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION TERMINATION SYSTEM - An optical fiber stripper that may cooperate with an optical fiber handler for stripping one or more coating from an optical fiber is disclosed. The stripper is used as a part of a termination system for preparing the optical fiber for an optical connection, thereby providing the craft with a simple, reliable, and easy termination of the optical fiber. By way of example, the stripper cooperates with an optical fiber handler having an optical fiber secured therein for preparing the end of the optical fiber for a mechanical splice in a fiber optic connector. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120124841 | Tool for cutting armor of cables - A portable tool for cutting an armor of a cable is configured with two clamping units pivotally mounted to one another swing between an open position in which the desired blade penetration depth into the armor is set, and a closed position in which the cable is engaged for producing a cut. One of the clamping units supports a stop unit configured with a screw mounted to the one clamping unit and extending transversely to the rotation axis of the blade. The stop unit further has a bracket traversed by the screw, and a pin traversed by and threaded on the screw and mounted within the bracket. The stop unit further has a stroke-adjusting nut threaded on the screw and operative to actuate relative displacement between the bracket and pin so as to set the desired penetration depth and control the displacement of the blade into the armor at the desired depth. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120174410 | SLITTING TOOL - A tool for slitting an elongate sheath from about an elongate member that is disposed within a longitudinally extending lumen of the sheath includes a longitudinally extending tail portion projecting rearward of a slitting edge and a nose portion of the tool; a lower surface of the nose portion is disposed beneath the slitting edge for engaging a portion of the elongate member. The tail portion of the tool, approximately aligned with the sheath lumen when the lower surface, engages the elongate member and a leading edge of the nose portion is within the sheath lumen, is sized to fit within the sheath lumen after the sheath is slit by the slitting edge. A passageway between the nose portion and the tail portion allows a proximal segment of the elongate member to bend away from the tail portion when the elongate member is engaged by the nose portion. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120311866 | CABLE-RIPPING TOOL - A tool includes a spool, and a clamping assembly. The clamping assembly can include clamping members that are moveable relative to each other to clamp onto a clamped member between the two clamping members. One or more gripping members can be attached to the spool to hold a wire that is wound onto the spool. A driving mechanism can be attached to the spool. The driving mechanism can be configured to rotate the spool and wind the wire onto the spool. A cable-ripping tool can be clamped onto a cable. A portion of a wire from the cable can be gripped with a gripping member of the tool. This gripping can include moving the gripping member relative to a spool of the cable-ripping tool. The spool can be rotated so that the wire rips through a jacket of the cable and winds onto the spool. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130055571 | ADJUSTABLE PREPARATION TOOL AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a coaxial cable preparation tool that includes a main body and a cavity extending into the main body configured to accommodate insertion of a coaxial cable therein, the cavity including a first center axis. The coaxial cable further includes a first blade extending into the cavity. The first blade is rotatable about the cavity eccentric about the first center axis. The first blade is also variably securable in a fixed position with respect to the cavity and configured to cut the coaxial cable when the main body is rotated with respect to the coaxial cable. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130074345 | WIRE STRIPPING TOOL - A wire stripper includes a housing defining a receptacle for receiving a battery. A motor disposed in the housing. A rotary head is coupled to the motor for rotation about an axis. The rotary head defines a central aperture along the axis. A blade is coupled to the rotary head for rotation with the rotary head and about the axis. The blade extends at least partially into the central aperture to engage insulation of a wire passing through the aperture. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130333222 | MANUAL CABLE STRIPPING TOOL - The tool comprises a body ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130333223 | ELECTRICIAN'S TOOL HAVING A FOLDABLE BLADE FOR STRIPPING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - The tool comprises an elongated body ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130333224 | TOOL FOR STRIPPING ELECTRIC CABLES - The tool comprises a body ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140109410 | STRIPPING BLADES FOR CUTTING INSULATION - An insulation stripping assembly for stripping insulation from a conductor. The blade assembly includes a first blade assembly and a second blade assembly. The first blade assembly has a first cutting blade, and the second blade assembly has a second cutting blade. A clenching member is provided on at least one of the first blade assembly and the second blade assembly. The clenching member is spaced from the first cutting blade and the second cutting blade. The first and second cutting blade essentially cut through the insulation and the clenching member engages the insulation to provide increased pulling force to remove the cut insulation from the conductor. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140173906 | CABLE STRIPPING DEVICE - A cable stripping device includes a main body, a slide block, and a motion member. The main body includes a top plate and a front plate. The front plate defines a first through slot. The slide block is located in the main body and slidable relative to the top plate. A slanting abutting wall is formed on the slide block. The motion member is located in the main body. The motion member defines a through hole. A slanting connection wall is formed on the motion member. A blade is attached to the motion member and located in the through hole. When a cable extends through the first through slot and the through hole below the blade, the slide block is slid forward, the abutting wall pushes the connection wall, the motion member moves down, thereby allowing the blade to cut the cable. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140338195 | OPTICAL FIBER STRIPPER - An optical fiber stripper includes handles, two stripping blades and an optical fiber positioning reference block (hereinafter referred to as reference block), on which optical fiber jacket stripping sub-channel, covered wire/cable jacket stripping sub-channel, and bare fiber coating stripping sub-channel are disposed in parallel, and the stripping blade, respectively, contains optical fiber jacket stripping port, first port, and sharp-angle port. The optical fiber jacket stripping port, the first port, and the sharp-angle port correspond to the optical fiber jacket stripping sub-channel, the covered wire/cable jacket stripping sub-channel, and the bare fiber coating stripping sub-channel, respectively. Reference block contains baffle grooves, and baffles can be inserted into different baffle grooves on the reference block to position optical fiber coating with different lengths. The present invention can be used to strip various layers through the ports on the stripping blades, to ensure that the optical fiber is not broken when stripping optical fiber, and to prevent optical fiber surface from attaching to debris, so that the optical fiber jointing efficiency is improved greatly. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150026984 | DETECTION OF CUT LITZ WIRES - The present invention relates to stripping devices by way of which a cable sheath can be removed from a cable end and in this way the cable core can be exposed. Such a stripping device for stripping a cable sheath from a cable comprises a first cutter half and a second cutter half which are movable towards one another in a first direction. The mutually facing lateral surfaces of the first and second cutter halves are spaced apart from one another at a spacing in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a voltage is applied to the first cutter half and the second cutter half. Furthermore, the stripping device has an evaluation unit connected to the first cutter half and the second cutter half, said evaluation unit being able to detect a current flow through the first cutter half and/or the second cutter half ( | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150089815 | CABLE STRIPPER AND CUTTING ASSEMBLY FOR STRIPPING A CABLE - A tool formed of a cable stripper and an associated cutting assembly is used for stripping a cable. Differently sized cutting assemblies can be easily and quickly mounted to and disassembled from the cable stripper. The cable stripper includes a depth stop assembly for setting the amount of cable seated within the cable stripper so that the cutting assembly is positioned in the desired position. The cable stripper include a one-way bearing which only allows the user to use the cable stripper in the intended direction. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150128425 | Cable Prep Safety Tool - A cable preparation tool for use in removing insulation from an insulated cable. The cable preparation tool includes a tool body, a blade and a number of cut guides that permit different types of cuts to be made by the tool. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150333492 | Stripped Wire Insulation Retainer - An attachment for a wire stripper is disclosed. The attachment is securable to a wire stripper and provides a compartment for retaining stripped insulation. The insulation retainer is specifically designed to attach to a particular type/style of wire stripper, but could essentially be designed and configured to fit or adapt on nearly any type of wire stripper, The insulation retainer is temporally retained on the wire stripper with a fastener, clip, magnet or other fastening means where the insulation retainer is installed, removed, and moved as desired. The chamber is configured to allow unstripped wire to be easily placed into the chamber and still retain stripped wire with minimal or no risk of the stripped insulation from falling out of the retaining compartment. When the insulation is stored all of the pieces can be collectively discharged in the trash or in a recycling container. | 11-19-2015 |
| 030900400 | Longitudinally | 19 |
| 20090255125 | Cable sheath splitter - The cable sheath splitter has an elongate body forming a lower portion handgrip and an upper portion tool structure. An end cap is rotatably attached to lower end of the handgrip. An elongate arcuate hand guard member extends from an edge of the end cap. A cutting blade is depth adjustable and extends laterally from the tool structure. A pair of rollers disposed in the tool structure outwardly extend from the structure on opposite sides of the blade. A pair of adjustable cable guide arms forms a claw that extends from the tool structure. The claw is rotatable and may also have at least two rotatably lockable positions. The claw when configured according to either of the rotatably lockable arm positions, guides the cable along a path that contacts the blade to cut the cable sheath. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110000089 | SLITTING TOOL - A tool for slitting an elongate sheath from about an elongate member that is disposed within a longitudinally extending lumen of the sheath includes a longitudinally extending tail portion projecting rearward of a slitting edge and a nose portion of the tool; a lower surface of the nose portion is disposed beneath the slitting edge for engaging a portion of the elongate member. The tail portion of the tool, approximately aligned with the sheath lumen when the lower surface engages the elongate member and a leading edge of the nose portion is within the sheath lumen, is sized to fit within the sheath lumen after the sheath is slit by the slitting edge. A passageway between the nose portion and the tail portion allows a proximal segment of the elongate member to bend away from the tail portion when the elongate member is engaged by the nose portion. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110010944 | TOOL FOR ACCESS TO OPTICAL FIBRES - A tool for access to optical fibres contained within a cable includes: a body having a longitudinal recess along a longitudinal axis, conceived to partially contain a section of cable; and a blade having a cutting edge fixed transversally inside the recess set at a predetermined slant in relation to the longitudinal axis of the recess. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120036720 | SLITTER WITH MECHANICAL HOLDING FINGER - A slitter for slitting a guide catheter is assembled from a handle, a blade assembly coupled to the handle, and a holding mechanism coupled to the handle. The blade assembly includes a shroud for receiving an elongated body of a medical device and a slitting blade having an exposed cutting edge to slit the guide catheter. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120151776 | JACKET REMOVAL DIE AND PROCESS - Many types of cables require a surrounding, or jacket, around the cable. When a jacketed cable is defective, removing the jacket allows the cable and the resin that composes the jacket to be reused/recycled. A die is provided that has a narrower portion and a wider portion. An opening at the narrower portion extends internally through the die. The opening is large enough to accommodate the cable, but is not large enough to accommodate the jacket. The cutting edge of a blade is adjacent to the opening. The cable is fed through the opening at the narrower portion of the die. The jacket, being too large to be accommodated by the opening, contacts the blade and is split by the cutting edge of the blade. The jacket is spread apart by the die and peeled away from the cable. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130133203 | CUTTING APPARATUS TO CUT A COATING OF A GROOVED TIGHT BUFFERED FIBER - A cutting apparatus to cut a coating of an optical fiber includes a body having a hole formed therein to insert the fiber and a cutting device to cut the coating of the fiber. When the fiber is inserted in the hole, the cutting apparatus may be disposed around the fiber in a first state and a second state. In the first state, the apparatus is disposed rotatably around a longitudinal axis of the tight buffered fiber. In the second state, rotational movement of the apparatus around the longitudinal axis of fiber is blocked and the apparatus is disposed movably in a longitudinal direction to cut the coating of the fiber by the cutting device. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20150343655 | SLITTER WITH ADJUSTABLE SHROUD - A slitter for slitting a guide catheter has a handle and a blade assembly coupled to the handle. The blade assembly includes a shroud for receiving an elongated body of a medical device and a slitting blade having an exposed cutting edge to slit the guide catheter. The blade assembly includes a user-deflectable portion coupled to the shroud for causing the shroud to flex in response to deflection of the user-deflectable portion. The handle and the blade assembly may be assembled from piece parts in a manufacturing method. | 12-03-2015 |
| 030900600 | With additional means for cutting sheath other than longitudinally | 2 |
| 20090013535 | Manual toll for stripping electrical cables and set of tools for stripping said cables - A tool for stripping electric cables includes a mount ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100307007 | Stripping Tool - A stripping tool removes the insulation on single-wire or multi-wire cables with two jaws, which are connected by common hinge axels to form a hollow body which can be opened for inserting a cable that is to be stripped. Near the ends of the jaws are fitted blades for a circular cut, and opposite of the blades, at the other end of the hinge axel, is fitted with a slitting knife situated in a guiding groove that is oriented diagonally in the hollow body. Recesses are formed in the longitudinal edges closing the hollow body, that, when the tool is closed, a cable to be cut longitudinally is guided in through the hollow body, by the guiding groove and the recesses, that it is neatly guided in the guiding groove along the slitting knife for the longitudinal cut without the need to additionally guide the cable with one's fingers. | 12-09-2010 |
| 030900700 | Adjustable to also cut sheath other than longitudinally | 1 |
| 20130042483 | Cable stripper - A blade stripper has a displaceable blade carriage, which is normally biased toward a cable support to automatically accommodate differently dimensioned jacketed cables in a desired position. The blade carriage supports a blade assembly configured so that the blade can be displaced among multiple positions corresponding to respective axial, radial and a plurality of spiral cuts while the cable is engaged in the desired position. | 02-21-2013 |
| 030900800 | With cutter-opposing, sheath-engaging surface | 9 |
| 20080256804 | Apparatus and Methodology for De-sheathing Covered Drinking Straws - One possible embodiment of the invention could be a de-sheathing apparatus and a methodology of its use in de-sheathing a covered drinking straw. The de-sheathing apparatus could comprise of a body having a de-sheathing device, the de-sheathing device forming a de-sheathing orifice into which a covered drinking straw may be inserted, wherein the de-sheathing device applies sufficient force to the covered drinking straw to prevent passage of at least a portion of the covering back through the de-sheathing orifice when the drinking straw with the remainder of covering is removed from proximity with the de-sheathing apparatus. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20130133204 | Wire Stripping Apparatus - An apparatus for stripping insulated wires is provided. The wire stripping apparatus allows a user to remove an insulating outer cover from wires of different diameters so that an inner metal conductor is left exposed for recycling. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20150082639 | CABLE STRIPPER - A cable stripper according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a first and second bodies which can be moved relative to each other in a ratcheting movement or in a non-ratcheting movement in order to clamp a cable therebetween. The bodies may include ball bearings for engaging with the cable when clamped therebetween. | 03-26-2015 |
| 030900900 | Roller surface | 4 |
| 20110010945 | CABLE SLITTER - A cable slitter comprises a support frame and slitting wheel operatively mounted on support frame in position to slit a cable driven longitudinally along the slitting wheel. A rotatable drive wheel is operatively mounted on the support frame for rotation about a substantially horizontal drive axis, in spaced relation from the slitting wheel to together define a substantially longitudinal cable slitting path there between. A slit-adjustment means moves one of the slitting means and the rotatable drive wheel means transversely with respect to the other between a plurality of slitting positions. A drive motor selectively rotates the rotatable drive wheel, to thereby cause a cable in the substantially longitudinal cable slitting path to move forwardly along the substantially longitudinal cable slitting path and engage the slitting wheel, thus causing the cable to be slit. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20130000128 | Cutting tool for cable with a metal shield - A tool for cutting and slitting the shielding of an electrical cable includes a cutting platform configured to engage the shield of the cable. A driven cutting blade is mounted for movement past the cutting platform into the shield. A fixture is provided for supporting the cable in a desired orientation during a cutting or slitting operation. The fixture includes a first cable support that defines a ring cut plane and a second cable support that defines a slitting plane | 01-03-2013 |
| 20140215830 | Tool for slitting jacket of eletrical cable - A cable cutting tool for producing slits in medium and large-diameter cable in a safe and efficient manner includes a cable supporting component and a blade supporting component. The supporting components are displaceable relative to one another to provide an opening corresponding to the cable of the desired diameter. The blade supporting component includes a cartridge and two blades mounted to the cartridge. The blades are uniformly configured to provide a two slit cut defining a rectangular strip along the jacket of the cable which can be easily removed from the cable. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140345143 | WIRE STRIPPING DEVICE - A device for removing an insulation jacket from a wire core of an insulated wire or cable is provided for encouraging recycling. The device employs cutting blades engaged to a first roller to cut a slice along the length of an inserted insulated wire or cable. A frictional engagement between the distal edge of the blade and an opposing recess surface provides for translation of the length of wire through the device during rotation of one or both of the blade and recess surface. Translational movement of the blades and a biasing force can enhance the frictional engagement and provide a distance of travel to prevent cutting of the insulated wire or cable. | 11-27-2014 |
| 030910100 | Pivotally connected to cutter | 2 |
| 20100319199 | Cutters for Accessing a Fiber within a Fiber Optic Cable to Splice Thereto and Tools and Methods Using the Same - Apparatus for accessing a length of a selected one or more of a plurality of optical fibers within an outer protective jacket of a cable including the plurality of optical fibers and at least one strength member extending along a longitudinal axis of the cable include a cutting member and a cutter blade positioned in the cutting member. The cutter blade has a cutting edge with a middle region of a first sharpness and outer side regions adjacent opposite sides of the middle region of a second sharpness that is sharper than the first sharpness. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20120174411 | Armor clamping and cutting tool - A tool for clamping and cutting an armor of a cable is configured with a housing extending along a longitudinal axis and configured to receive the cable, an elongated lever having a distal end pivotally coupled to a distal end of the housing; an elongated spring having a proximal end, which is riveted to the proximal end of the housing, and a distal end which terminates at a distance from the distal ends, a clamping stud coupled to the distal end of the spring. The elongated spring and the lever are configured to have a controllably slidable contact point therebetween. A torque applied to the lever translates into a spring-bending force applied to the spring and sufficient to bring the stud in contact with the armor with a clamping force depending on the location of the point of contact and smaller than the spring-bending force. | 07-12-2012 |
| 030910200 | With cutter-opposing, sheath-engaging surface pivotally connected to cutter | 16 |
| 20090044410 | Pliers - The present invention relates to pliers for removing an insulating layer of an electrical cable, in particular a coaxial cable. The inventive pliers comprise a cutting element. The distance of the cutting element from a seat for the cable is adjustable. Furthermore, the cutting element has a degree of freedom in a circumferential direction of the coaxial cable relative to the seat. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090049696 | Stripper for Round Sheathed Cable - A plier type stripper tool is provide for stripping sheathed cable of the type having a three spaced insulated power conducting wires, a ground wire disposed among the insulated wires and a sheath surrounding the wires. In one embodiment, the stripper tool includes a pair of levers having jaw, boss and handle portions. The stripper tool may further include a pivot joining the boss portions to enable relative movement of the levers about the pivot between open and closed portions. The jaw portions each have blade sections for coactively circumferentially cutting a cable sheath when the levers are moved from the open to the closed position. Each blade section has a set of three aligned cutting parts of a cutting edge, including a first cutting part disposed at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tool, a second cutting part disposed at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tool, and an arcuate cutting part disposed between the first cutting part and the second cutting part. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20110113633 | MID-SPAN ACCESS TOOL FOR BUFFER TUBES - A cable slicer or sheath cutter is comprised of two components, each component including a main body portion, a two part disconnectable hinge mechanism serving as a coupling device at one end or side of the main body portion and a T-shaped handle disposed at an opposite end of the main body portion. The coupling device rotatably couples the two components together. A channel runs along an interior length of at least one of the main body portions, which provides a path into which the cable to be stripped is inserted. A blade housing on at least one of the components of the main body portion securely holds a blade with a predetermined amount of the tip or edge of the blade protruding into and generally perpendicular to the channel. The exposed portion of the blade slices or shaves the sheath or covering of an interior layer of the cable by a precise, predetermined amount without cutting or shaving the cable in the interior. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110192033 | CABLE STRIPPING TOOL AND METHOD OF STRIPPING CABLE - A cable stripping tool including a tool body and an operating module that is selectively: a) placed in an operative position upon the tool body; and b) separated as a unit from the tool body. The operating module has a stop with a surface and at least one cutting blade. The operating module is reconfigurable between: a) a first state wherein a cable can be placed in a cutting position with an end of the cable bearing upon the stop surface; and b) a second state wherein the at least one cutting blade penetrates a cable in the cutting position to a predetermined depth. The tool body is reconfigurable to change the operating module in the operative position between the first and second states. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20130111763 | Cable preparation tool - A tool is provided for preparing a cable for crimping. The tool includes a first pressure arm and a second pressure arm. An intermediate member is disposed between the first pressure arm and the second pressure arm, the intermediate member being rotationally coupled to the first pressure arm by a first pivot and rotationally coupled to the second pressure arm by a second pivot. The intermediate member includes a first pair of slots adjacent the first pressure arm and a second pair of slots adjacent the second pressure arm. A first pair of stripping cartridges is removably coupled to the first pair of slots. A second pair of stripping cartridges removably coupled to the second pair of slots. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130326882 | HAND TOOL INCLUDING A WIRE STRIPPERS - A hand tool includes a first member having a first body portion and a first blade portion coupled to the first body portion. The first body portion has a grip. The first blade portion has a U-shaped cutting blade. The hand tool also includes a second member pivotally coupled to the first member for movement between an open position and a closed position. The second member includes a second body portion and a second blade portion coupled to the second body portion. The second body portion has a grip. The second blade portion has a U-shaped cutting blade. The grip of the second body portion includes an annular projection defining an aperture configured to receive a finger of a user. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130333225 | DIAGONAL CUTTER AND WIRE STRIPPER TOOL - A hand tool includes two levers pivotably coupled at a fulcrom, each lever reciprocal to one another, and each lever including a handle at a lower end and a jaw at an upper end. The jaw includes an edge, and the edge includes a straight angled portion and a notch. The notch includes at least one blade along a perimeter. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20150303664 | WIRE STRIPPING AND CUTTING TOOL - A wire stripping and cutting tool comprises two pivotally joined elongated members. First, second, and third pairs of cutting members are mounted on the elongated members. The cutting surfaces of the first pair of cutting members are shaped and dimensioned to cut through the outer sheath of sheathed electrical cable without cutting an electrical conductor within the sheath or the individual conductor insulation covering the conductor. The cutting surfaces of the second pair of cutting members are shaped and dimensioned to cut through the sheath and individual conductor insulation without cutting the conductor. The cutting surfaces of the third pair of cutting members are shaped and dimensioned to cut through the sheath, the individual conductor insulation, and the conductor. If no outer sheath is present, a modified first pair of cutting members may function as guide members to align separate conductors for the second pair of cutting members. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160006225 | MODULAR BLADE CARTRIDGE FOR A CABLE STRIPPING TOOL AND A STRIPPING TOOL UTILIZING A MODULAR BLADE CARTRIDGE - A cable stripping tool for preparing a coaxial cable for insertion into a coaxial cable connector includes a receptacle, a cartridge, and a biasing member. The receptacle defines an opening for receiving an end of the coaxial cable, and the opening defines an axis along which an elongate of the coaxial cable extends into the receptacle. The cartridge is disposed in the receptacle and is slidable in a back-and-forth direction substantially orthogonal to the axis of the opening. The cartridge holds at least one cutting blade, which has a blade edge extending substantially orthogonal to the axis of the opening. The biasing member is configured to bias the cartridge toward a first stop surface of the receptacle disposed at an opposite side of the opening relative to the cartridge. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160099553 | DISPOSABLE OPTICAL FIBER COATING REMOVAL TOOL - A device to strip the external coating layer off of a coated optical fiber is provided. The optical fiber coating removal device includes a one piece molded body having a first body portion connected to a second body portion by a flexible region and a blade secured in one of the first body portion and the second body portion wherein the blade includes a U-shaped slot having cutting edges on the inside of the slot, wherein the flexible portion allows the first and second body portions to move between an open state and a closed state for stripping an optical fiber. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160103291 | MULTI-HOLE CENTER-FED FIBER OPTIC STRIPPING APPARATUS - A fiber optic stripping apparatus comprising a frame having an axis and a pair of outer arms extending from the axis, each arm pivotal about the axis and a pair of first blades each first blade having a first blade edge, each of the first blades attached to a corresponding frame arm with the first blade edge extending in the direction of the corresponding frame arm. The stripping apparatus includes a pair of second blades each second blade having a second blade edge, each of the second blades attached to a corresponding frame arm with the second blade edge extending transverse to the direction of the corresponding frame arm, the second blades each having a first set of notches forming a circle when the stripping apparatus is in a closed position and a second set of notches substantially forming a circle when the stripping apparatus is in the closed position. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105006 | Shield Snipping Systems - This invention relates to providing a system for improved wire stripping systems. More particularly this invention relates to providing a system relating to the stripping of a shield jacket of a twisted wire, especially twisted-pair wire. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160141849 | Stripping Tool - A stripping tool comprises a body, an exchangeable tool holder, a first blade, a fixing member, and an elastic element. The exchangeable tool holder is disposed in the hole; the exchangeable tool holder has a first side disposed with a first recess. The first blade is connected with the exchangeable tool holder; the first blade has at least one portion protruded out of the first recess. The fixing member is movably disposed in the body and comprises a recess portion and a pressing end, wherein the recess portion is located in the hole to correspond to the first recess and to form an opening along with the first recess; the pressing end is provided for the user to move the fixing member to adjust the aperture of the opening. The elastic element is connected with the fixing member to provide an elastic force to the fixing member. | 05-19-2016 |
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