Apparatus and method for stripping wire
AssigneeAvaya Technology Corp.
InventorJack V. Faren
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Abstract
An apparatus for, and method of, stripping insulation from an electrical wire. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) a stripping member having a curved, irregular surface thereon that is frictionally engageable with the insulation to apply a stripping force thereto and (2) a handle, coupled to an end of the stripping member, that allows a stripping force to be applied to the stripping member.
Claims18
An apparatus for stripping an insulation from conductors within an electrical wire, comprising:
- a cylindrically shaped stripping member having a convex outer surface;
- a plurality of protrusions on said outer surface, said protrusions having a height sufficient to penetrate into said insulation of said electrical wire without damage to said electrical wire;
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- a handle, coupled to an end of said stripping member, configured to allow a stripping force to be applied to said stripping member through said handle.
A method of stripping an insulation from conductors within an electrical wire, comprising:
- frictionally engaging said insulation with a convex outer surface of a cylindrically shaped stripping member, said outer surface having a plurality of protrusions thereon, said protrusions having a height sufficient to penetrate into said insulation of said electrical wire without damage to said electrical wire;
- applying a stripping force to a handle coupled to an end of said stripping member, said handle allowing said stripping force to be applied to said stripping member, and
- removing said insulation from said conductors with said stripping member.
An apparatus for stripping insulation from a thermocouple cable having first and second wires surrounded by a first and a second inner insulation and outer insulation, comprising:
- a cylindrically shaped stripping member having a convex outer surface;
- a plurality of protrusions on said outer surface, said protrusions having a height sufficient to penetrate into said insulation of said electrical wire without damage to said electrical wire;
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- a handle, coupled to an end of said stripping member, configured to allow a stripping force to be applied to said stripping member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.