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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361080 | Utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean A utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean, such as crab, lobster and the like, has a pair of pivotally connected elongated members. Each elongate member has a handle portion and a head portion. A cutting blade is positioned in each of the head portions; the cutt... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350313 | Device for cutting and marking a metal cable Device for cutting and marking a metal cable (16), comprising means (12, 18) for cutting the cable (16) and marking means (20) for marking the cable (16) with a mark at a predetermined distance (d) from the cutting plane (C), cutti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316058 | Coaxial cable stripper A coaxial cable stripper, which includes a hollow cylindrical body, which has two transverse through holes and two longitudinal sliding slots, a spring member fixedly mounted inside the hollow cylindrical body, and two movable cutter holders respectively supported o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7257897 | Trimmer for cutting a coiled strand A cutting device for trimming a coiled strand, such as an arterial, urinary or other intraluminal stent made from metal or plastic wire, has a pair of articulating arms connected at a pivot joint. One of the arms has a holding jaw for holding the coiled strand. A se... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7216431 | Adjustable stripping tool A hand-held coaxial cable stripper made up of first and second jaws pivotally connected to a body portion including a channel for insertion of a cable end, the channel containing blade members and a blade adjustment member for precise and accurate adjustment of the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195806 | High gloss polyethylene articles The present invention includes an end use article (i.e., an article of manufacture) and a process for making the same, wherein the end use article has a relatively high gloss and exhibits excellent processability over a wide range of processing conditions. The end u... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7171753 | Multi-cable jacket removal tool A tool for mid-span cable stripping having a wheel enclosure surrounding an inner wheel with at least one cable saddle formed in an outer circumference, the cable saddle(s) adapted to rotatably cradle a cable of a desired outer diameter. The wheel enclosure having a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171712 | Wire stripper with strip length scale A strip length scale for a wire stripper has a receiving portion, a channel aligned with the receiving portion and gradation markings along the length of the channel. Numerical markings next to the gradation marking correspond with the length of the channel. The cha... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7093364 | Cutting edges for wire cutters A wire cutter includes two jaws pivotably connected with each other and each jaw has a curve cutting edge which includes a cutting portion which includes a first section, a second section and a third section which is located between the first and second sections. Ea... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7003883 | Cable-stripping tool A cable-stripping tool includes two parts that can be moved linearly in relation to each other, each of the parts including an opening which can accommodate a cable when the openings are in mutual alignment. The first part carries a cutting blade and has a support a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964098 | Mid-sheath cable preparation tool The present invention is an apparatus and method for removing a portion of a cable sheath. First and second opposing blades are adjustable to a cutting depth using adjustment screws and continuity testers that signal contact between each blade and a metallic sub-she... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6691403 | Stripper tool for sheathed cable The present invention is a hand-held stripping tool. The tool is adapted for cutting an outer sheath of a first electrical cable. Inside the sheath is parallel spaced apart insulation covered wires and a core member containing an uncovered ground wire bet... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6526661 | Cutting and stripping tool A versatile hand-held scissors-type cutting and stripping tool includes a pair of pivotally connected handle members, a cutting and stripping blade carried by one of the handle members for cutting flat and round insulated conductors, and for stripping ins... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6477776 | Rotational peeling plier A pair of rotational peeling pliers. The pliers include an upper and lower half part and an adjustment member, wherein, the middle sections of the upper and lower half parts are connected to form an upper and a lower clamping arm on the front section as w... | 11/12/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6427331 | Slitting and shaving tool for messengered cable A slitting and shaving tool for separating a coaxial cable with a curved outer surface from an adjacent cable connected to it with a web of insulating material. The tool includes a slitting blade for cutting through the web to separate the cables and a sh... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6418817 | Wire stripper An adjustment mechanism for a wire stripper that sets the initial minimum opening between cutter jaws so that the jaws close snugly around a wire, and then adjusts the opening to provide a clearance distance so that the wire is not damaged when the jaws c... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6334253 | Adjustable wire stripper An adjustable wire stripper includes a housing, a cutter holder revolvably mounted in a top open chamber of the housing and holding a cutter outside the housing for cutting the insulator of an electric wire, a lever adapted to rotate the cutter holder in ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6192588 | Wire stripping tool In order to give the device proposed for preparing electric wires and/or cables for installation a sensitive feel, it is designed with two outer grips (1,2) disposed opposite each other and at least one inner arm (3,4) mounted on one of the outer grips (1... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6138362 | Cable stripper A cable stripper for removing covers or jackets of, for instance, a coaxial cable including circular blades rotatably installed on action levers which are pivoted together with an operating lever that is pivotally mounted to a stripper main body, and a lo... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6128976 | Single drop trimmer A handheld coaxial cable trimmer tool has a removable and interchangeable blade cartridge and support insert so that the tool can easily be used with different types of coaxial cables without the need for additional tools. The cartridge is easily removed ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6123001 | Detonating cord cutter A device for cutting a detonating cord having an explosive core is provided. The device includes a detonating cord holding member having a cord holding portion, such as an aperture or recess, configured to closely receive the detonating cord so that the d... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6108910 | Device and method for stripping a cable A device for stripping a cable having a body with a channel extending therethrough and a knife affixed to a narrow end of the body and having a cutting edge extending at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the body. The body has a generall... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6098290 | Device and method for stripping a cable A device for stripping a cable having a body with a channel extending therethrough so as to open at a narrow end of the body and a knife affixed to the body so as to have a blade with a cutting edge extending upwardly into the channel. The blade extends a... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6058606 | Apparatus for cutting or stripping cables A device for use with a cable including a body having an opening to receive the cable. A cutting element is movable within the body between a first position and a second position. When the cutting element is in the first position, the cutting element does... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5829322 | Multipurpose wire stripper A wire stripper including an elongated base and a pivoted arm pivoted together by a hinge pin, a torsional spring mounted around the hinge pin to force the rear ends of the elongated base and the pivoted arm apart, a first stripper unit mounted in the fro... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5826338 | Wire cutter structure for multipurpose tool A multipurpose tool may have several tool elements which pivot into storage positions in profiled handles attached to one of a pair of pliers jaws. A wire-cutter portion of each pliers jaw includes a sharp edge and a notch located at the throat of the pai... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5713132 | Coaxial cable trimmer A handheld coaxial cable trimmer tool has two sets of jaws operated simultaneously by the handles so that two different types of coaxial cables may be prepared for connection to corresponding coaxial connectors without readjusting the tool in any way. Two... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5669275 | Conductor insulation remover An apparatus and method for removing insulation from a conductor includes a body, a blade mounted to the body and a movable jaw. The body includes a fixed jaw and a blade support pivotally mounted to the body at the fixed jaw. The blade is releasably secu... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5632088 | Cable stripper device A cable stripper for use with a cable anchor has an elongate cutter on a tubular body, the cutter having at one end thereof, an inwardly projecting transverse cutter blade. The cutter and the tubular body are connected so as to allow the cutter to move re... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5533264 | Apparatus for stripping cable A cable stripper is provided for removing metallic or non-metallic cable sheathing. The cable stripper includes a cutter which is adjustable for making circular or radial cuts in the cable sheathing. The cable stripper is adjustable to accommodate a wide ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5398413 | Coaxial cable stripper A coaxial cable stripper includes a base frame having three cable grooves across the bottom of a rectangular slot thereof, a cable locating device made to slide in the rectangular slot and supported on a spring to hold down the coaxial cable to be process... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5377564 | Tool for stripping sheath from fiber optic conductor A stripping tool, particularly for fiber optic conductors, has rigid jaws and lever handles extending in opposite directions from a pivot point, the jaws carrying blades having parallel opposed edges, one or both of which may be sharpened, which contact a... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5357830 | Cable cutting apparatus with mechanism for preventing erroneous cable cutting A cable cutting apparatus incorporating a mechanism for preventing the erroneous cutting of the cables in use, which is both inexpensive and simple. This cable cutting apparatus includes a cutting mechanism having cutting blades for cutting a cable; a cor... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5337479 | Cable and wire stripper A hand held tool for stripping cable jackets and wire insulation with an adjustable cutting blade applying either longitudinal or ring cuts to the jackets or insulation.... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5325587 | Wire stripper In a preferred embodiment, a wire stripper, which includes: a generally elongate lower body member having first and second ends; a generally elongate upper clamping member having first and second ends and generally overlying the lower body member; an inte... | 07/05/1994 |
