Wire stripper
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsAndrew J. Weber, Justin Miller, Josh Rowland, Paige Lincoln
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A wire stripper assembly includes a first bushing for stripping wire of a first size, a second bushing for stripping wire of a second size that is different than the first size, and a wire stripper having a housing and a drive mechanism. The first bushing has a first color. The second bushing has a second color that is different than the first color. The first bushing and the second bushing are alternately coupled to the housing for rotation about a longitudinal axis by the drive mechanism. Each of the first and second bushings has a tooth that is engageable with a wire for stripping an insulation jacket therefrom.
Claims20
A wire stripper assembly comprising:
- a first bushing for stripping a wire of a first size, the first bushing having a first color;
- a second bushing for stripping a wire of a second size that is different than the first size, the second bushing having a second color that is different than the first color;
- and
- a wire stripper including a housing and a drive mechanism,
- wherein the first bushing and the second bushing are alternately coupled to the housing for rotation about a longitudinal axis by the drive mechanism,
- wherein each of the first and second bushings has a tooth engageable with a wire for stripping an insulation jacket therefrom.
A wire stripper comprising:
- a housing;
- a bushing coupled to the housing and having a tooth engageable with a wire for stripping an insulation jacket therefrom, the bushing defining a longitudinal axis;
- a drive mechanism configured to rotate the bushing about the longitudinal axis, the drive mechanism including a motor defining a rotation axis that is not coaxial with the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a depth adjustment mechanism arranged in the housing along the longitudinal axis, the depth adjustment mechanism including a depth stop member and a shaft to which the depth stop member is coupled,
- wherein the shaft is configured to move within the housing as the depth stop member moves between a first position, in which a first distance is defined between the depth stop member and the tooth, and a second position, in which a second distance is defined between the depth stop member and the tooth, and
- wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.
A wire stripper assembly comprising:
- a first bushing for stripping a wire of a first size, the first bushing having a first color;
- a second bushing for stripping a wire of a second size that is different than the first size, the second bushing having a second color that is different than the first color;
- a wire stripper including
- a housing to which the first bushing and the second bushing are alternately coupled,
- a drive mechanism configured to rotate one of the first bushing or the second bushing about a longitudinal axis,
- the drive mechanism including a motor defining a rotation axis, and
- a depth adjustment mechanism arranged in the housing along the longitudinal axis, the depth adjustment mechanism including a depth stop member and a shaft to which the depth stop member is coupled,
- wherein each of the first and second bushings has a tooth engageable with a wire for stripping an insulation jacket therefrom,
- wherein the shaft is configured to move within the housing as the depth stop member moves between a first position, in which a first distance is defined between the depth stop member and the tooth, and a second position, in which a second distance is defined between the depth stop member and the tooth, and
- wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.