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US 12,244,127 B2Granted
Cutting arm for a cable preparation machine
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsMichael Morris, Thomas Emery Backenstoes
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Abstract
A cutting arm includes a base having a post receiving passageway extending through the base, a cutting assembly attached to the base, and a sliding plate attached to the base and movable with respect to the base between an engaging position and a releasing position. The sliding plate engages a post disposed in the post receiving passageway in the engaging position and releasably secures the cutting arm to the post.
Claims16
A cutting arm, comprising:
- a base having a post receiving passageway extending through the base and a biasing member recess extending into a front side of the base;
- a cutting assembly attached to the base;
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- a sliding plate attached to the front side of the base and movable linearly along the front side with respect to the base between an engaging position and a releasing position, the sliding plate covers the biasing member recess, the sliding plate engages a post disposed in the post receiving passageway in the engaging position and releasably secures the cutting arm to the post, the cutting arm is pivotable about the post while the sliding plate engages the post in the engaging position, the sliding plate has an engaging end with a protrusion, and the protrusion engages a groove of the post when the sliding plate is in the engaging position.
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A cable preparation machine, comprising:
- a first wheel having a post fixed to and extending from the first wheel;
- a cutting arm including a base having a post receiving passageway extending through the base and a biasing member recess extending into a front side of the base, a cutting assembly attached to the base, and a sliding plate attached to the front side of the base and movable along the front side with respect to the base between an engaging position and a releasing position, the sliding plate covers the biasing member recess, the post is disposed in the post receiving passageway and the sliding plate engages the post in the engaging position, releasably securing the cutting arm to the post;
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- a second wheel having a cam fixed to and extending from the second wheel, the cam extends through a cam slot in the first wheel and into a follower slot of the base, the cutting arm is pivotable about the post by movement of the first wheel with respect to the second wheel while the sliding plate engages the post in the engaging position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.