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US 10,401,569 B2Granted
Sheath splitter and cutter
AssigneeJonard Tools
InventorsEdward Scirbona, Richard Gerszberg
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Abstract
A fiber cable may be neatly and efficiently cut if the razor edge is held in a fixed position while the cable is pulled along a cutting channel. The cable may be first cut to remove the outer layer prior to cutting further layers. One example may have a double cable splitting device with two sets of channels that include razors in each of the channels which locks in to position to secure the cable and razor against the cable during a cutting procedure.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- a first portion providing a first half of a first set of a plurality of channels;
- a second portion providing a first half of a second set of a plurality of channels;
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- a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion providing a second half of the first set of the plurality of channels and a second half of the second set of the plurality of channels, and
- wherein the first portion and the third portion are connected via a first rotating axis and are configured to rotate and lock into a first closed position to form the first set of the plurality of channels each of which comprises at least one razor edge, and
- wherein the second portion and the third portion are connected via a second rotating axis and are configured to rotate and lock into a second closed position to form the second set of the plurality of channels each of which comprises at least one razor edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.