Jacket removal die and process
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorJOSEPH L. DISHMAN
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Abstract
Many types of cables require a surrounding, or jacket, around the cable. When a jacketed cable is defective, removing the jacket allows the cable and the resin that composes the jacket to be reused/recycled. A die is provided that has a narrower portion and a wider portion. An opening at the narrower portion extends internally through the die. The opening is large enough to accommodate the cable, but is not large enough to accommodate the jacket. The cutting edge of a blade is adjacent to the opening. The cable is fed through the opening at the narrower portion of the die. The jacket, being too large to be accommodated by the opening, contacts the blade and is split by the cutting edge of the blade. The jacket is spread apart by the die and peeled away from the cable.
Claims20
An apparatus for removing a jacket surrounding a cable, the apparatus comprising:
- a die that has an exterior surface with a narrower portion and a wider portion;
- an opening at the narrower portion of the die that extends internally through the die, wherein the opening is large enough to accommodate the cable;
- and
- a blade, having a cutting edge, affixed to the exterior surface of the die, wherein the cutting edge of the blade is adjacent to the opening, and wherein the cutting edge is adapted to cut the jacket as the cable enters the opening at the narrower portion of the die.
An apparatus for removing a jacket from a cable, the apparatus comprising:
- a die that includes
- (A) a conical exterior surface portion,
- (B) an opening at the vertex of the conical exterior surface portion that extends through the interior of the die, and
- (C) a blade, having a cutting edge, affixed to the conical exterior surface portion, wherein the cutting edge of the blade is adjacent to the opening at the vertex;
- and
- a heating device that is adapted to heat the die.
A method for removing a surrounding from a cable, the method comprising:
- heating a blade that is adjacent to an opening in a die;
- feeding the cable through the opening;
- splitting a side of the surrounding with the blade as the cable is fed through the opening;
- spreading the surrounding at a point adjacent to the blade;
- and
- peeling the surrounding away from the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.