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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176814 | Wire forming plier and electrical multi-tool A wire forming plier and electrical multi-tool for the purpose of forming, stripping, crimping and cutting electrical wire is disclosed. The plier features two arms overlapped and pivoted together; the posterior ends of the arms serve as handles. Two symmetrically s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8151670 | Sheath and conductor strippers The sheath and conductor strippers embodiments relate to primarily ergonomic handle assemblies with upper and lower jaw portions perpendicular to the jaw-arms. The elongated handle-members can be straight or pistol grip in configuration. The handle assembly has limi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8091453 | Wire stripper A wire stripper includes: a first main body having a main body portion, a rear grip, a lower engaging portion and an internal accommodating space; a second main body having an outer casing, an inner casing received in the outer casing, two upper engaging portions, t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8074536 | Angled wire strippers A pair of wire strippers with a specially designed tip to allow stripping of type NM or NMC cable inside of electrical boxes is herein disclosed. The upper portion of the tip, is bent at a ninety degree (90°) angle to the main body of the stripper. This angled tip ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7992466 | Cable-stripping pliers A cable stripping pliers has facingly disposed arcuate cutting edges formed at the ends of transversely oppositely disposed arcuate surfaces. The pliers are adjustable to two positions for the jaws to engage differently sized cables. The resilient insulation is disp... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7958803 | Wire-stripping pliers A wire-stripping pliers is disclosed to include a cutter holder fixedly provided at the upper clamping jaw of the pliers body thereof, a curter blade fixedly mounted on the cutter holder, a support rod fixedly provided at the lower clamping jaw of the pliers body an... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7918148 | Wire stripping knife A wire stripping knife comprises a handle having one end provided with a hanging portion to be hung to a desired position, and the other end fixed with a blade. The end of the handle, which is fixed with the blade, is pivoted with a clamping member. One end of the c... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7870811 | Thermal stripping apparatus In order to improve the stripping process, a thermal stripping apparatus is proposed which has a thermal stripper with a first holder section and a second holder section. The holder sections are designed to accommodate and hold at least one coating glass fiber, wher... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7665389 | Multitool with wire stripping element A tool member for a multitool which is configured to strip wire. The tool member has first and second members which in one form are pivotally attached at a common axis on the handle portion of a multitool where the tool member has an extended orientation and can be ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7418785 | Compact dispensing tube opener A compact dispensing tube opener for accessing contents of a dispensing tube having a dispensing tip and an inner seal. The opener includes a housing with first and second passageways therein meeting at an angle at an intersection. A blade carriage is movable in the... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7360472 | Automatic wire stripper An automatic wire stripper comprises a knife unit (40) having a knife holder (41) and a knife carriage (45) articulated on the knife holder; A clamping arm unit (30) is pivotally mounted on a clamping arm bearing (30). A handle lev... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325764 | Method and apparatus for winding field coils for dynamo-electric machines A winding machine for winding wire on a stator stack for a dynamo-electric machine including a wire supply, a stripper station for selectively stripping wire at predetermined locations, a wire feed mechanism and winding station including a winding spindle movable in... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7261128 | Wire wrapping hand tool A hand tool capable of wrapping and unwrapping wires on terminals is provided with a an electrically-insulating drive housing or adaptor and coupling which insulate the bit, and sleeve if present, and driver from the housing and the gear train thereby protecting the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258603 | Utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean A utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean, such as a 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 cu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7228763 | Cable insulation stripping machine The cable insulation stripping machine is adapted for mounting to a machine with a motor having a reversible rotating chuck and is operable to remove the outer insulating jacket from a multi-conductor cable. The cable insulation stripping machine has a stripping spi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210378 | Chain pliers with wire stripper A multi-function pliers for installing various hanging light fixtures and electrical connections needed for the installation of the hanging light fixtures. The multi-function pliers includes a pivot pin member; first and second movable jaw members rotatably mounted ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192293 | Non-reversing short tape coil device The invention provides an apparatus including a housing and a spool disposed in the housing for rotation. The apparatus also includes a wire disposed in the housing and having a first end fixedly engaged with the housing and a second end fixedly engaged with the spo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7124674 | Protective spool dispenser and cutter The present invention relates to a protective spool dispenser that is portable, efficient and convenient for dispensing line. The dispenser has four corner members and upper and lower sidebars, forming a box-like outer frame. A crossbar extends between two adjacent ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7096760 | Insulation stripping tool A pliers-type stripping tool includes a base, a pair of pivot levers pivotally connected with the base, a pair of clamping members connected for relative longitudinal displacement on one of the pivot levers, a pair of cutting members connected for relative longitudi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082856 | Wire stripper system A wire stripper having at least two resiliently flexible blades each of which terminate in an insulator stripper disposed in opposed relation operably responsive to a slidly engaged insulated wire to release the insulator from the wire. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025239 | Optical fiber cleaver A device for cleaving optical fibers having a housing with an internal chamber, a fiber alignment member removably connected to the housing and a fiber cutting member supported by the housing. The alignment member has an opening sized to receive the ferrule of a fib... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000322 | Blade assembly A laminated blade assembly for cutting the insulation of a wire to permit removal of the insulation from the wire. The blade assembly includes a stationary member and a movable member which are formed to contact each other when moved together to support and cut the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6980978 | Site integration management system for operational support service in an internet data center A management system for an Internet Data Center, comprising an Information Technology and Network Management System IT&N for managing the Data Center, a Building Management System BMS for monitoring facilities related to the IDC such as access control, fire protecti... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978071 | Apparatus for cleaving optical fiber An apparatus to cleave an optical fiber includes a base plate, a jig slidably provided on the base plate and holding the optical fiber, a stripper provided near the jig, and including a hot plate heating a sheath of the optical fiber, a sheath cutter cleaving the sh... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968762 | Pipe preparing tool V This invention relates to pipe preparing tools, and more particularly to a novel pipe preparing tool suitable for cutting, scoring or penetrating a surface of a plastics pipes. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6910275 | Cable-stripping tool A cable-stripping tool having a body with first and second openings in an upper wall thereof, a central pin mounted in the body with an upper end thereof carrying a cutting blade and projecting through the first opening, and a hook having a concave side which faces ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6898997 | Apparatus and method for stripping insulated wire An apparatus for stripping an insulated wire includes a resistive heater element having a first end, a second end, and a coil formed between the first end and the second end. The coil has an inner diameter that is large enough to receive a section of the insulated w... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6895671 | System and method for repairing a conduit A metal tube slitter is presented. A housing includes a drive shaft for moving cable through the housing and a blade truck. The blade truck houses a blade used for penetrating the cable. A shoulder screw adjusts the blade truck and as a result adjusts the penetratio... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6868599 | Wire processing apparatus and wire processing method A wire processing apparatus includes a microwave generator, a microwave transmitter, a waveguide coaxial converter and a wire insertion pipe, and the wire insertion pipe is disposed in the wireguide coaxial converter. In wire recycling process, after a tip end of a ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6823766 | Method and machine for stripping electric cables A method of stripping electric cables (C) is disclosed comprising the following steps: arranging the end (E1, E2) of a cable (C) to be stripped inside a stripping unit (1); cutting circumferentially the sheath (C1, C2) covering the... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6745473 | Cable sheathing slitter for a wire stripper tool A cable sheathing slitter attachment for a wire stripper tool. The cable sheathing slitter attachment is preferably integrally formed of sheet metal and a blade member and a guard member. The blade member includes a blade portion having first and second oppositely f... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6739217 | Soft-grip wire stripper A wire stripper has a pair of elongated frames pivotably joined together by a pivot pin and defining handles and jaws. The handles are covered by sleeves which include thumb wells which cover the ends of the pivot pin. A mechanical interlock is provided between the ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6718638 | Coaxial cable stripper A coaxial cable stripper includes an upper lid, a base, a blade seat, a lower lid, and a blade rotation rod. In use, the user's finger presses the upper lid to open the front end of the stripper. The cable is placed on the recess of the base. Then, the upper lid is ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6708749 | Apparatus for stripping a coating from an optical fibre Apparatus for stripping a coating from a coated optical fiber. The apparatus has a pair of opposed blade holders, one end of each blade holder being adapted to releasably receive and retain a blade. The opposed ends of the blade holders are joined with a flexible me... | 03/23/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
