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US 2026/0280245 A1Published application
Method for Cable Braid Folding
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsDavid Michael Stull, Rodney Spade, Christopher John Gavlak
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Abstract
A method of processing a cable with a cable preparation device includes cutting an outer layer of the cable with a cutting edge of a cutting blade of the cable preparation device. The method further includes folding an exposed free end of an inner layer of the cable back over a portion of the cable by engaging the exposed free end of the inner layer of a cable with a folding surface defined on the cutting blade.
Claims20
A cutting blade assembly for a cable processing device, comprising:
- a cutting blade including a cutting edge and a curved folding surface adjacent to the cutting edge, the cutting edge is adapted to engage a cable and remove a portion of a first layer of the cable to expose a portion of a second layer of the cable, the curved folding surface is adapted to engage an exposed free end of the second layer of the cable to fold the free end of the second layer back over a portion of the cable.
A method of processing a cable with a cable preparation device comprising the steps of:
- cutting an outer layer of the cable with a cutting edge of a cutting blade of the cable preparation device;
- and
- folding an exposed free end of an inner layer of the cable back over a portion of the cable by engaging the exposed free end of the inner layer of a cable with a folding surface defined on the cutting blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.