Wire stripper
AssigneeBelden Inc.
InventorWilliam G. Smith
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Abstract
A device and method are described for stripping the outer jacket from the inner core of an electrical cable or the like. The device comprises means for generating a high-pressure jet of fluid, means for directing the jet along the length of the electric cable thereby cutting a score mark along the length of the outer jacket, and means for separating the inner core from the outer jacket along the score mark.
Claims21
A method for stripping the outer jacket from the inner core of a flexible cable comprising:
- generating a jet of fluid of diameter narrow relative to the cable being stripped and under pressure great enough to cut the outer jacket of the cable without damage to the inner core;
- directing the jet of fluid along a portion of the cable so as to cut at least part way through the outer jacket;
- and
- separating the inner core and the outer jacket along the cut.
A method for stripping a flexible outer jacket from the inner core of a flexible cable comprising:
- generating a concentrated jet of fluid under pressure sufficient to cut the outer jacket;
- directing the jet of fluid at the cable thereby cutting the outer jacket;
- and separating the inner core and the outer jacket along the cut.
A device for stripping a flexible outer jacket from the inner core of a flexible cable comprising:
- source means for producing a fluid jet, said source means having an orifice through which the fluid jet exits the source means in a stream narrow relative to the diameter of cables to be stripped, said source means including pressure means for driving said fluid jet at pressure great enough to cut at least part way through the outer jacket of a cable;
- guide means for supporting a cable a predetermined distance from the orifice with the cable centered on the orifice to intercept the fluid jet along the center of the cable;
- drive means for moving the cable relative to said orifice at a rate at which the fluid jet cuts at least part way through the outer jacket;
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- separating means for separating the inner core from the outer jacket along the cut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.