Reclaiming metal from wires and cables

摘要

Wires or cables 606 are fed by conical shaped driving members 10, 20 and a guide 30 to a cutter 40 which severs the outer sheath or insulation of the cable. The members 10 are open structures made up by discs 104, 106 joined by strips 108. In another embodiment (Figure 3) two sets of driving members (10, 20, 10', 20') are provided for different size cables or of different design (Figures 8 to 10). Circumferentially toothed drivers (80, 90 Fig 8) may be used to cut the insulation in several places to ensure that it falls off easily. The teeth have a non uniform pitch. The members, guide and cutters are adjustable relative to one another (Figures 4, 5 & 7).