Safety cable cutter for cutting a cable used in servicing an oil and gas well

A safety cable cutter used for cutting a cable, the cable used in servicing an oil and gas well and lowered down a well bore, the cable cutter adapted for attachment to a well head next to a ground surface, the cable cutter comprising:

• a cable cutter frame;
• a centrifugal arm roller mounted on said frame, said arm roller adapted for receiving a portion of the cable thereon;
• a first centrifugal arm pivotally mounted on one end of said arm roller and a second centrifugal arm pivotally mounted on an opposite end of said arm roller;
• a first cutter bar guide mounted on one side of said frame and a second cutter bar guide mounted on an opposite side of said frame;
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• a cutter bar slidably mounted on said first and second guides;
• whereby when the speed of said arm roller indicates a free fall of the cable in the well bore, said first and second centrifugal arm move outwardly from said arm roller and engages said cutter bar and slides said cutter bar outwardly on said first and second guides, said cutter bar engaging and cutting the cable.

A safety cable cutter used for cutting a cable, the cable used in servicing an oil and gas well and lowered down a well bore, the cable cutter adapted for attachment to a well head next to a ground surface, the cable cutter comprising:

• a cable cutter frame;
• a centrifugal arm roller mounted on said frame, said arm roller adapted for receiving a portion of the cable thereon;
• a spring biased first centrifugal arm pivotally mounted on one end of said arm roller and a spring biased second centrifugal arm pivotally mounted on an opposite end of said arm roller;
• a first cutter bar guide mounted on one side of said frame and a second cutter bar guide mounted on an opposite side of said frame;
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• a cutter bar disposed between an upper clamp and a lower clamp, said cutter bar and said upper and lower clamps slidably mounted on said first and second guides;
• whereby when the speed of said arm roller indicates a free fall of the cable in the well bore, said first and second centrical arm move outwardly from said arm roller and engages said cutter bar and slides said cutter bar outwardly on said first and second guides, said cutter bar engaging and cutting the cable.