Multi-piece punch down blade assembly
AssigneeIDEAL Industries, Inc.
InventorStacey A. Murphy
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Abstract
A blade assembly for a punch down tool includes a base member having a mounting block. The mounting block is releasably attachable to the chuck of a punch down tool. First and second extensions are connected to the mounting block. Each extension terminates at a wire-engaging head and has a blade-receiving shoe formed therein. First and second cutting blades are mounted on the first and second blade-receiving shoes, respectively. Each cutting blade has a cutting edge that extends beyond the end of its associated wire-engaging head. The cutting blades are fastened to the shoes by attachment elements that may be ultrasonically welded to the blades. A notch or groove receives a base edge of the cutting surface. The body member is made of glass-filled plastic while the cutting blade is metal.
Claims40
A blade assembly for use in a punch down tool having a movable, internal, spring-loaded, impact mechanism used to electrically connect a wire to a termination clip, the blade assembly comprising:
- a base member having a mounting block and an extension, the extension having one end connected to the mounting block and an other end opposite the one end, the extension terminating at the other end at a wire-engaging head and having a blade-receiving shoe formed in the extension at the other end, the mounting block including means for connecting the blade assembly to a said tool;
- a cutting blade mounted on the blade-receiving shoe, the cutting blade having a cutting edge that extends beyond an end of the wire-engaging head at one end of the blade and the cutting blade further having an end surface that abuts an abutment adjacent the blade-receiving shoe at an opposite end of the blade.
A blade assembly for use in a punch down tool having a movable, internal, spring-loaded, impact mechanism used to electrically connect a wire to a termination clip, the blade assembly comprising:
- a base member having a mounting block and first and second extensions, the extensions each having one end connected to the mounting block and an other end opposite the one end, the extensions each terminating at the other end at a wire-engaging head and having a blade-receiving shoe formed in each extension at the respective other end, the mounting block including means for connecting the blade assembly to a said tool;
- first and second cutting blades mounted on the blade-receiving shoes of the first and second extensions, respectively, each cutting blade having a cutting edge that extends beyond an end of the wire-engaging head of the respective extension at one end of the respective blade and each cutting blade having an end surface that abuts a respective abutment adjacent each of the blade-receiving shoes at an opposite end of the respective blade.
A blade assembly for use in a punch down tool having a movable, internal, spring-loaded, impact mechanism used to electrically connect a wire to a termination clip, the blade assembly comprising:
- a base member having a mounting block and an extension, the extension having one end connected to the mounting block and an other end opposite the one end, the extension terminating at the other end at a wire-engaging head and having a blade-receiving shoe formed in the extension at the other end, the mounting block connecting the blade assembly to said tool;
- a cutting blade mounted on the blade-receiving shoe, the cutting blade having a cutting edge that extends beyond an end of the wire-engaging head at one end of the blade and the blade further having an end surface that abuts an abutment adjacent the blade-receiving shoe at an opposite end of the blade.
A blade assembly for use in a punch down tool having a movable, internal, spring-loaded, impact mechanism used to electrically connect a wire to a termination clip, the blade assembly comprising:
- a base member having a mounting block and first and second extensions, the extensions each having one end connected to the mounting block and an other end opposite the one end, the extensions each terminating at the other end at a wire-engaging head and having a blade-receiving shoe formed in each extension at the respective other end, the mounting block connecting the blade assembly to said tool;
- first and second cutting blades mounted on the blade-receiving shoes of the first and second extensions, respectively, each cutting blade having a cutting edge that extends beyond an end of the wire-engaging head of the respective extension at one end of the respective blade and each cutting blade having an end surface that abuts a respective abutment adjacent each of the blade-receiving shoes at an opposite end of the respective blade.
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