Wire trimmer
AssigneeReltec Corporation
InventorsKenneth C. Littlejohn, Jane X. Lee
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Abstract
A cutting element configured for use in an electrical connector device for cutting two or more wires received by the electrical connector device. The cutting element includes a member having a leading edge, and the leading edge is shaped for nonsimultaneously cutting multiple wires in a single cutting motion. By cutting the wires nonsimultaneously, less force is needed to effect the cutting operation.
Claims24
A cutting element configured for use in an electrical connector device for cutting two or more wires received by the electrical connector device, said cutting element comprising a member having a leading edge, said leading edge shaped for nonsimultaneously cutting multiple wires in a single cutting motion.
An arrangement of cutting elements configured for use in an electrical connector device for nonsimultaneously cutting a plurality of groups of wires received by the electrical connector device in a single cutting motion, said arrangement of cutting elements comprising a plurality of cutting elements in a side-by-side arrangement, said cutting elements configured to cut a first group of wires generally simultaneously and then subsequently cut a second group of wires generally simultaneously, all in a single cutting motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.