Cable cutter
AssigneeKlein Tools, Inc.
InventorsJohn H. Kargenian, Peter D. Kim
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Abstract
A cable cutter includes stationary and moveable clamps, each comprising a respective pivot opening and a cutting edge spaced from the pivot opening. A pivot joint connects the clamps to allow the movable clamp to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the stationary clamp. The pivot joint includes a threaded connector having a head and a shank extending from the head along the pivot axis through the pivot openings in the clamps. A collar has opposing faces and an opening extending through the collar. A nut is threaded on the shank and the clamps are sandwiched between the head and the collar with the head adjacent one of the clamps. The collar is engaged to rotate with the shank the about the pivot axis.
Claims19
A cable cutter comprising:
- a stationary clamp, the stationary clamp comprising a pivot opening and a cutting edge spaced from the pivot opening;
- a movable clamp, the movable clamp comprising another pivot opening and another cutting edge spaced from the another pivot opening;
- a pivot joint connecting the clamps to allow the movable clamp to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the stationary clamp, the pivot joint comprising:
- a threaded connector having a head and a shank extending from the head along the pivot axis through the pivot openings in the clamps;
- a collar having opposing faces and an opening extending through the collar from one of the opposing faces to the other opposing face;
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- a nut in threaded engagement with a threaded portion of the shank;
- wherein the clamps are sandwiched between the head and the collar with the head adjacent one of the clamps, one of the opposing faces of the collar adjacent the other of the clamps, the other of the opposing faces adjacent the nut, the shank extending through the opening in the collar, and the collar engaged with the shank to rotate with the shank about the pivot axis;
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- wherein an anti-rotation portion of the shank is located in the opening of the collar, the anti-rotation portion of the shank having a non-circular cross-sectional shape and the opening in the collar having a non-circular cross-sectional shape that conforms to the non-circular cross-sectional shape of the portion of the shank.
A cable cutter comprising:
- a stationary clamp, the stationary clamp comprising a pivot opening and a cutting edge spaced from the pivot opening;
- a movable clamp, the movable clamp comprising another pivot opening and another cutting edge spaced from the another pivot opening;
- a pivot joint connecting the clamps to allow the movable clamp to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the stationary clamp, the pivot joint comprising:
- a threaded connector having a head and a shank extending from the head along a pivot axis through the pivot openings in the clamps, a portion of the shank having a D-shaped cross-section;
- a collar having opposing faces and a D-shaped opening that conforms to the D-shaped cross-section of the shank, the D-shaped opening extending through the collar from one of the opposing faces to the other opposing face;
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- a nut in threaded engagement with a threaded portion of the shank;
- wherein the clamps are sandwiched between the head and the collar with the head adjacent one of the clamps, one of the opposing faces of the collar adjacent the other of the clamps, the other of the opposing faces adjacent the nut, the shank extending through the opening in the collar, and the portion of the shank having the D-shaped cross-section engaged with the D-shaped opening in the collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.