Sheath cutting tool
OwnerDonald W. Dunbarinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a novel cutting tool. More particularly, this invention relates to a novel cutting tool which is specifically adapted to cutting the sheath of conducting cable without cutting or damaging the underlying conducting elements of the cable. A cutting tool useful for cutting sheathing on a cable comprising: (a) a holder for holding a cutting blade in a retracted or in an extended position; (b) a mechanism for pushing manually the blade from a retracted to an extended position and alternatively from an extended position to a retracted position; (c) a spring for urging the cutting blade into a retracted position when the cutting blade is in an extended position; and (d) a blade travel stop for controlling the distance that the cutting blade extends from the holder when in an extended position.
Claims12
A cutting tool useful for cutting sheathing on a cable comprising:
- (a) hand-grip holder having a general tapered shape for holding therein a cutting blade in a position retracted in the holder or in a position extending from the holder;
- (b) a cutting blade having on one side an effective cutting surface along its exposed length when the cutting blade is in an extended position, the cutting surface of the cutting blade being angled in the direction of cut when in an extended position;
- (c) blade moving means located on the exterior or the holder for enabling the cutting blade to be moved from a retracted position to an extended position from the narrow end of the holder and alternatively from an extended position to a retracted position;
- (d) compression spring means located within the holder for urging the cutting blade into a retracted position when the cutting blade is in an extended position;
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- (e) stop means located in the end of the holder for controlling the distance that the cutting blade extends from the holder when in an extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.