摘要 |
A tool for stripping insulation from wire has a body (10) defining an aperture in which an end portion of a wire to be stripped may be positionned. A U-shaped clamping member (20) having a pair of clamping jaws (21, 22) is slidable along the length of the aperture, the jaws co-operating with camming surfaces (18, 19). A U-shaped cutter (33) has a pair of cutting edges (34) being controlled jointly by co-operation between the abutments (35) adjacent the edges (34) and the jaws (21, 22), and between the jaws and camming surfaces (18, 19). Movement is imparted to the cutter (33) by pivoting handle (12), and the cutter draws the member (20) until its jaws engage a wire therebetween; continued movement of the cutter (33) causes clasps (31) of the member (20) to ride over the base (36) of cutter (33); simultaneously the cutting edges (34) penetrate a clamped wire, whereby continued movement of the cutter breaks the partially severed layer free and draws the insulation of the end portion of the clamped wire. |