Cable stripper
AssigneeTektronix, Inc.
InventorRobert E. Luka
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Abstract
A cable stripper for stripping the protective jacket from the end of a cable. A cable holder secures the cable while a blade, protruding through the guide surface of a blade holder, is urged against the cable and rotated around the cable. The guide surface of the blade holder is continuously biased against the cable surface with the blade protruding to a pre-set depth from the guide surface whereby a consistent depth of cut is achieved.
Claims5
An automatic cable stripper comprising, a tubular sleeve for receiving a cable end, an arm member pivotally mounted on one end thereof to the tubular sleeve, a blade holder on the other end of the arm member, said blade holder having a guide surface, and a blade in said blade holder protruding from said guide surface adapted to be pivoted against a cable within the tubular sleeve, biasing means for biasing the arm member toward the sleeve and the blade and bladed holder against a cable within the sleeve, and a spacer ring for selectively engaging the arm member for spacing the arm member away from the tubular sleeve and the blade and blade holder away from the cable within the sleeve, and rotating means for rotating the blade, blade holder and tubular sleeve to effect relative rotation of the blade around the cable with the guide surface of the blade holder biased against the cable whereby the protruding blade circumferentially scores the cable jacket.
An automatic cable stripper comprising;
- a housing, a tubular sleeve for receiving a cable end rotatably mounting in the housing, first and second arm members pivotally mounted on the tubular sleeve, blade holders on each of the arm members, blades adjustably carried by the blade holders adapted to be pivoted toward a cable within the tubular sleeve, one of said blades being oriented for circumferential scoring of the cable jacket and the other blade oriented for lengthwise scoring of the cable jacket, biasing means biasing the arm members toward a cable within the tubular sleeve, spacer means for selectively spacing the arm members to selectively prevent engagement of the blades with a cable in the tubular sleeve, drive means to rotatably drive the tubular sleeve and arm members, and control means for controlling the drive means and spacer means to effect circumferential scoring of the cable jacket with the drive means rotatably driving the tubular sleeve and to effect lengthwise scoring of the cable jacket upon withdrawal of the cable from the tubular sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.