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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7346987 | Cutting tool with work piece feed mechanism A cutting tool having a work piece feed mechanism includes a first jaw and a second jaw connected together for pivotal movement between a closed position and an open position. The work piece feed mechanism includes first and second ratchet members as well as a slide... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7261581 | Coaxial connector and method Disclosed is a coaxial connector consisting of a back nut, outer and inner terminals, and an insulator. The back nut is made of a single tubular piece and does not enclose any further parts. In connecting a coaxial cable to the connector, the cable is inserted throu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7174642 | Cutting guide A cutting guide. The cutting guide includes a body portion having a leading edge and an opening therethrough and an engagement portion concentrically attached to the body portion. The leading edge is adapted to guide a saw while a cut is being made in a material. | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174640 | Tool for cutting cable ties leaving a round end The present invention presents a pliers-like hand tool with special shaped cutting edges and grooved guides in the jaws of the tool so that when used to cut off the unwanted ends of cable ties the cable tie can be guided into the tool and positioned for cuffing the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156170 | Methods and apparatus for severing nested strings of tubulars An apparatus and method for use in severing casing as it is pulled from a wellbore. In one aspect, the apparatus, includes a clamping assembly, a drilling assembly and a cutting assembly. The apparatus is disposed at the end of a telescopic arm, with the components ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104839 | Coaxial connector with center conductor seizure A coaxial connector includes a removable back nut, an outer body, and a center conductor supported within the outer body by a dielectric. The center conductor includes a female socket for receiving an exposed inner conductor of a coaxial cable, and a compression mem... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7077700 | Coaxial connector with back nut clamping ring A coaxial connector includes a removable back nut, an outer body, and a center conductor supported within the outer body by a dielectric. A clamp ring is rotatably disposed within the central bore of the back nut. A prepared end of a coaxial cable is inserted throug... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7028395 | Method for connecting a coaxial cable A connector for coaxial cable, and a tool and method for connecting coaxial cable. The connector may have a projection configured to extend into a channel defined by an inner conductor of the coaxial cable and to engage an inner surface of the inner conductor; and a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7007391 | Dual containment tubing cutter The present invention is a C-shaped plastic tubing cutter having a C-shaped grasping portion and a fixed cutting blade. The grasping portion has an opening for receiving the tubing whereby the width of the opening is measurably smaller than the diameter of the tubin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6918205 | Grafting tool A method of cutting a stem to be whip grafted, comprising: securing the stem in a bore of a hand-held grafting tool that includes an angled end, with a portion of the stem extending out from the angled end; drawing a knife across a face of the angled end to thereby ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6779273 | Coaxial cable cutting tool A cutting tool that can be used to form a stepped cable end prior to the attachment of an electrical connector to a coaxial cable. The cutting tool has a blade assembly supported inside a housing on a pair of cams. A coaxial cable is inserted into the cutting tool a... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6755109 | Cable stripper A cable stripper of the type typically used by an operator to remove the outer insulation layer from a coaxial cable having a ridged outer conductor such as that typically used in the telecommunications industry. The cable stripper includes unique stop devices that ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6668459 | Stripping tool for coaxial cable The invention relates to stripping tools for coaxial cables with a corrugated outer conductor and a hollow inner conductor. The tool comprises three main parts: a jacket cutting part for removing a certain predetermined length of the jacket of the cable, ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6640439 | Cable preparation tool The present invention is a cable preparation tool which allows the preparation of a coaxial cable having a corrugated outer conductor to receive a connector in one step. The tool allows for the control of trim dimensions for each component of the cable wi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6513244 | Method for preparing coaxial cables with an external ringed conductor, and tool therefor The invention relates to a method for preparing coaxial cables by cutting the outer conductor, the dielectric and the central conductor to length, the cable being first cut perpendicularly to its axis, and then treated by means of a tool with a blade (3) ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6510610 | Cable preparation tool The present invention is a cable preparation tool which allows the preparation of a coaxial cable having a corrugated outer conductor to receive a connector in one step. The tool allows for the control of trim dimensions for each component of the cable wi... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6467171 | Compound coaxial cable stripping tool A tool for removing insulation from coaxial cable includes a fixed double-edged cutting blade mounted on the tool body and a planar cutting blade that is mounted on a cassette to move perpendicular to the axis of the cable between a cutting position and a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6397474 | Cable preparation tool The present invention is a cable preparation tool which allows the preparation of a coaxial cable having a corrugated outer conductor to receive a connector in one step. The tool allows for the control of trim dimensions for each component of the cable wi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6242699 | Apparatus for processing the end of a coaxial high frequency cable An apparatus for processing the ends of a coaxial high frequency cable, which has a tubular inner conductor, a dielectric enclosing the same, a tubular outer conductor arranged over the same concentrically to the inner conductor, and a sheath of insulatio... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6154963 | Saw guide for annularly corrugated cables A saw guide for a cable having an annularly corrugated outer conductor is provided. The saw guide includes an inner partially cylindrical surface and a gripping rib extending radially inward therefrom. The saw guide further includes a pair of stabilizing ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 4977671 | Saw for cutting large diameter shielded conduit A hand tool for cutting shielded conduit comprising a first handle member for holding the conduit including clamping means for securing the conduit in a fixed position relative to the first member; a second handle member including a radial cutter head dis... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4932124 | Tool for cutting and stripping armored electric cables A tool for use on armored cables which includes a pair of gripping jaws for tightly gripping the armored cable, a cutting edge for vertically cutting in a straight manner a metal sheath of the armored cable, a plurality of stripping members for readily st... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4821414 | Swing saw for cutting metal conduit A tool for cutting a workpiece comprising a tool body; means on the tool body for securing the workpiece; a saw blade movably supported on the body for cutting the secured workpiece, the saw blade having a plurality of cutting teeth movable in a sawing di... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4731928 | Cutting tool for coaxial cable A cutting tool for preparing an end of semi-rigid coaxial cable for connector attachment includes interengageable piloting clamp and cutter head assemblies. The piloting clamp is provided with a bore for receiving the cable end, a coaxial shank portion fr... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4437237 | Swing saw for cutting metal conduit A hand tool comprising elements for clamping a conduit or cable to be cut, a saw blade supporting assembly pivotally connected to the clamping elements, in a manner to guide the saw in its desired cutting path, and means for causing sawing movement of the... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4078304 | Cutter for corrugated pipe for flexible gas insulated transmission line A cutter for corrugated aluminum flexible pipe having a plurality of successive circumferential corrugations. The cutter frame is formed of two members hinged at one end and releasably closed at the other end to form a ring, a guide wheel or wheels ride t... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4063355 | Cutter for helically corrugated tube for flexible gas insulated cable A cutter for a helically corrugated tube in which a pair of rings are connected by a blade carrier to form a track around the tube. Each of the rings comprises a pair of "C" members hingedly connected at one end and releasably connectable at the other end... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4007523 | B-X cable pliers A device for cutting B-X cable has a pair of pivotally interconnected operating members, each of which defines cutting jaws, with one of the operating members having a bifurcated end portion that defines a pair of spaced cutting jaws receiving therebetwee... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3965571 | Flexible spirally wound conduit cutting device A compact light weight device that when gripped by one hand of a user holds a section of spirally wound conduit in a non-longitudinally movable position therein, and the device including a guide for a hack saw blade whereby said conduit may be cut normal ... | 06/29/1976 |
