Deformable wire stripper
AssigneeRaychem Corporation
InventorDennis Siden
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Abstract
Disclosed is a deformable wire stripper comprising either a single or set of blades fabricated from a deformable material such as a plastic or soft metal. The blade material and its geometry are selected so that the blade will undergo plastic or elastic deformation upon contact with a metal conductor, but yet will penetrate and cause deformation of the wire insulation to be stripped.
Claims19
A tool for stripping insulation from an insulated conductor which comprises in combination a deformable blade means having a Rockwell hardness between M30 and L115, said blade mean including a tapered edge and being comprised of a material exhibiting a deformation less than the deformation of the insulation and greater than that of the conductor and means for exerting a force on said insulated conductor opposite the point at which said deformable blade means engages the insulated conductor to urge said insulated conductor into engagement with said deformable blade means so that said deformable blade means cuts through said insulation and deforms upon contact with said conductor.
A wire stripper comprising a deformable stripping means having a Rockwell hardness between M30 and L115 in combination with a force exerting means, said stripping means comprises at least one blade tapering to an edge and being selected from a material having a deformation less than the deformation of the insulation on an insulated conductor to be stripped but greater than the deformation on the conductor, said force exerting means being capable of exerting sufficient force on said stripping means to cause it to deform the insulation and to cause said stripping means to deform upon contact with the conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.