Wire stripping and cutting tool

摘要

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.

主权项

1. An electrical conductor stripping and cutting tool comprising:
a first elongated member having a proximal end and a longitudinally opposite distal end and a length extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a second elongated member having a proximal end and a longitudinally opposite distal end and a length extending from the proximal end of the second elongated member to the distal end of the second elongated member, the second elongated member being joined to the first elongated member such that the first and second elongated members are pivotable about a pivot axis relative to each other; a first pair of cutting members mounted on the first and second elongated members, one of the first pair of cutting members being mounted on the first elongated member such that the pivot axis is disposed between said one of the first pair of cutting members and the proximal end of the first elongated member, the other of the first pair of cutting members being mounted on the second elongated member such that the pivot axis is disposed between said other of the first pair of cutting members and the proximal end of the second elongated member, each of the first pair of cutting members having an L-shape with a cutting surface oriented transverse to the length of the first elongated member and the length of the second elongated member, each cutting surface of the first pair of cutting members being presented toward the other cutting surface of the first pair of cutting members, the cutting surfaces of the first pair of cutting members moving toward one another upon pivotal movement of the first and second elongated members about the pivot axis relative to each other such that the proximal end of the first elongated member and the proximal end of the second elongated member move toward one another; and a second pair of cutting members mounted on the first and second elongated members, one of the second pair of cutting members being mounted on the first elongated member in a position between the proximal end of the first elongated member and the pivot axis, the other of the second pair of cutting members being mounted on the second elongated member in a position between the proximal end of the second elongated member and the pivot axis, each of the second pair of cutting members having a cutting surface oriented transverse to the length of the first elongated member and the length of the second elongated member, each cutting surface of the second pair of cutting members being presented toward the other cutting surface of the second pair of cutting members, the cutting surfaces of the second pair of cutting members moving toward one another upon pivotal movement of the first and second elongated members about the pivot axis relative to each other such that the proximal end of the first elongated member and the proximal end of the second elongated member move toward one another, the cutting surfaces of the first pair of cutting members being shaped and dimensioned to cut through material surrounding the electrical conductor without cutting the conductor when the conductor extends longitudinally from a position between the first pair of cutting members to a position between the second pair of cutting members, the cutting surfaces of the second pair of cutting members being shaped and dimensioned to cut through material surrounding an electrical conductor and also cut through the conductor when the conductor extends longitudinally from a position between the first pair of cutting members to a position between the second pair of cutting members.