Wire stripping die for crimping tool
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorLogan Trombley
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Abstract
A wire stripping die is configured to be coupled to a crimping tool. The stripping die includes a die body, a first ridge, and a second ridge. The die body includes a first side, a second side, and a groove extending at least partially between the first side and the second side. The groove extends along an axis. The first ridge protrudes from a surface of the groove toward the axis by a first distance. The first ridge extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the groove and extends at least partially around the axis. The second ridge protrudes from the surface of the groove toward the axis, and the second ridge extends parallel to the axis along at least a portion of the groove.
Claims8
A crimping tool comprising:
- a working head including a frame and a jaw movable relative to the frame, the frame including a first die holder, the jaw including a second die holder, the jaw being movable relative to the first die holder;
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- a die defining a first side and a second side, the die including a pair of die portions, one of the die portions being removably coupled to the first die holder and the other of the die portions being removably coupled to the second die holder, each die portion including,
- a groove extending at least partially between the first side and the second side, the groove extending along an axis,
- a first ridge protruding from a surface of the groove toward the axis by a first distance, the first ridge positioned adjacent a first side of the die, the first ridge extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the groove and extending at least partially around the axis, and
- a second ridge protruding from the surface of the groove toward the axis, the second ridge extending parallel to the axis along the groove continuously from the first ridge to the second side of the die.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.