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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6581291 | Cable stripping tool An adjustable cable slitting tool for longitudinally slitting optical fiber buffer tubes and other precision cables includes a T-shaped body and a guide that slides relative to the body to hold and guide the cable to be slit in a guide channel. A slitting... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6539634 | Paring device Described is a paring device for cylindrical objects, in particular for plastic tubes, which comprises a plurality of rollers (7) assembled to form a running trough (3); a paring head (2) including at least one knife (5) and at least one guide roller (6),... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6311600 | Electric power cable sheath cutter An electric power cable sheath cutter for longitudinally slicing an outer metallic sheath of a power cable include a frame arranged to be clamped by clamps to each end of a selected longitudinal section of the power cable. A carriage, slidingly mounted to... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6308417 | Tool for separating and removing cable jackets and insulation from cables A cable stripper tool enabling an operator to quickly change from making a circumferential cut of a cable to a liner cut without repositioning the cable stripper tool on the cable includes a blade positioning assembly, a blade penetration assembly and a c... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6148521 | Method and apparatus for slitting optical power ground wires A tube slitter for removing the outer metallic cladding of an optical power ground wire includes a channel guide for directing the movement of the tube slitter along the length of the ground wire. The ground wire includes an inner grooved spacer that enga... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5822863 | Universal tool for accessing optical fibers in a fiber optic cable A universal tool for cutting fiber optic cables and, more particularly, for cutting buffer tubes of various diameters and wall thicknesses includes first and second housings having respective inner surfaces. The inner surface of each housing can define a ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5809652 | Cable stripping device A cable stripping apparatus having a longitudinal axis for stripping, for example, jackets and/or armored steel shields from cables is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, a cable receiving portion is mounted on a base. The cable receiving portion rece... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5806188 | Slotter A slotter capable of providing a cut of precise depth into a tube is comprised of a main base and an adjustable roller base capable of extension and retraction from the main base, controllable by an adjustable over-center actuator linkage. A pair of rolle... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5653027 | Cable stripper A cable stripping tool has a handle and a slidable cable clamp constantly urged by a spring constantly toward a cutter blade on the handle for cutting the sheath of a cable. The tool has a locking device which, when activated, locks the clamp against slid... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5301426 | Insulation stripping tool A hand-held wire stripping tool for removing long sections of insulation from wire or cable of various diameters. The cable to be stripped is engaged between a pair of stepped sheaves on one side and a free-spinning, circular cutting blade on the other si... | 04/12/1994 |
| 4972583 | Tool for stripping cables A tool in the form of a clamp includes two handles which are articulated about a pin. The end of a first handle carries a longitudinal cutting element which comprises a sharp-edged blade and the corresponding end of the opposite handle carries structure f... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4876792 | Cable stripping device A cable stripping device for removing armour from an armoured cable has a pair of rotatable cutter members mounted on a first support for rotation about parallel axes of rotation and in a common plane. The cutter members being spaced apart to receive the ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4492026 | Conductor separator Apparatus for separating individual conductor elements in a multiple-conductor flat ribbon cable including a rotatable cutting element for cutting the insulating sheathing of the cable along each of the score lines running between the individual conductor... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4309822 | Cable cover slitting tool A short tubular passage accommodating an electric cable, a slitter blade positioned in a portion of the passage, a cable release guide from the passage and a pistol grip handle secured to the release guide.... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4261790 | Apparatus for stripping filter paper from filter rod The sheath covering of a composite structured article is removed from the filler it encircles by slitting the sheath longitudinally at plural locations, the sheath thereafter being vacuum drawn away from the filler for discard while the filler is advanced... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4142290 | Welded armor cutting tool A tool for cutting electrical cable of the welded type, the tool including a circular saw blade, means for holding the cable armor against the blade, means for adjusting and limiting the penetration of the blade into the armor, and means for rotating the ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 3988826 | Tube slitter tool A hand tool for slitting tubes longitudinally comprising a main tubular body section having an axial passage of uniform diameter provided at one end with a cutting blade which extends radially into the axial passage and at the opposite end with a roller g... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3946487 | Tools for cutting A tool for cutting the sheath of a cable has a loop frame and a cutter movable inwards and outwards of the frame to engage with the cable when the same is threaded through the loop, the cutter being controlled in position, according to the diameter of the... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3938248 | Stripping tool for a cable having cover made of a synthetic material An improved stripping tool for stripping the outside cover layer from a cable having a plastic or synthetic cover layer in which a guide shoe for insertion between the cable and the outer layer and a knife surface adjacent thereto are mounted to a elongat... | 02/17/1976 |
