Stinger cutting guide
AssigneeScientific-Atlanta, Inc.
InventorsRobert R. Riggsby, William G. Mahoney
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Abstract
A cutting guide for trimming the center conductor of a stinger. The cutting guide may include a housing that is adapted to receive the stinger conductor and provide a reference plane for trimming the conductor to a desired length. The housing may include a receiving end for receiving a predetermined portion of the stinger and an exit end through which an excess portion of the conductor protrudes beyond the desired cutting plane. The housing may include a socket having a receiving space for receiving the threads of the conductor and a barrel having a bore through which the stinger extends. Alternative embodiments include a length-adjustable housing and a housing with multiple bore lengths.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having its length disposed between a first end wall and a second end wall, said housing comprising:
- a receiving end having a cavity for receiving a portion of a stinger, said cavity extending from said first end wall to a base wall and having a first diameter, wherein said second end wall is adapted for protrusion of a portion of a conductor of said stinger;
- a path between said first and second end walls adapted for receiving said conductor of said stinger, said path comprising said cavity having said first diameter and a bore having a second diameter that differs from said first diameter, said bore extending from an entry port in said base wall to said second end wall;
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- a deburrer for smoothing a trimmed stinger conductor tip, the deburrer comprising a recess having a closed end and being lined with abrasive material.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a socket having a first diameter including a receiving space defined by a sidewall and a base wall, said receiving space adapted to receive a shell of a stinger, said base wall having a first port adapted for receiving a portion of a conductor of said stinger;
- a barrel connected with said socket at said base wall, said barrel having a flat sidewall and a bore adapted to receive said portion of a conductor of said stinger, said bore beginning at said first port and extending to a second port disposed in an opposite end of said barrel, said bore having a second diameter smaller than said first diameter;
- wherein said barrel further comprises a deburrer configured for removing burrs from the tip of said stinger conductor, said deburrer comprising a recess having a closed end and being lined with an abrasive material.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having its length disposed between first and second end walls, comprising:
- a passage extending along said length between said opposing end walls, said passage having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second diameter, said first portion having a base wall with a planar surface and an entry port to said second portion, wherein said first portion of said passage is adapted for receiving a first portion of said stinger, said second portion of said passage is adapted for receiving a conductor of said stinger, said second portion of said passage extending to said second end wall, wherein said first end wall is adapted to allow said passage to receive said stinger, and said second end wall is adapted for protrusion of a portion of said conductor;
- a deburrer for smoothing a trimmed stinger conductor tip, the deburrer comprising a recess having a closed end and being lined with an abrasive material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.