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US 9,059,573 B2Granted
Cutting, stripping and crimping all-in-one tool
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsKyle Dean Hedrick, Michael Stephens
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Abstract
A tool includes lower and upper members which are connected together so that the tool can be moved to an open position or to a closed position. The tool has a number of cutting blades and surfaces which allow a user to cut or strip a HDMI cable. The tool also has a pair of platforms which hold an associated laced wire guide and mated terminal block therein. The tool can be used to terminate the cut and stripped HDMI cable with the mated wire guides and terminal block.
Claims20
A tool comprising:
- a lower member having a body and a handle at an end thereof, an upper member having a body and a handle at an end thereof, said lower and upper members being connected together such that said handles can be manipulated to open the tool to an open position or to close the tool to a closed position;
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- a lower platform attached to said lower member, and an upper platform attached to said upper member, said platforms aligning with each other when said tool is in said closed position, each said platform including a base, a blade extending from said base and a pair of generally C-shaped walls extending from said base, each said blade having a cutting edge, said walls defining a cavity in each said platform for holding an associated laced wire guide and mated terminal block therein, and said blade positioned within said cavity.
A tool comprising:
- a lower member having a body and a handle at an end thereof, an upper member having a body and a handle at an end thereof, said lower and upper members being connected together such that said handles can be manipulated to open the tool to an open position or to close the tool to a closed position;
- and a lower platform attached to said lower member, and an upper platform attached to said upper member, said platforms aligning with each other when said tool is in said closed position each said platform including a base and a blade extending from said base, each said blade having a cutting edge, said platforms holding an associated laced wire guide and mated terminal block therein;
- a spring assembly provided on each said platform which aligns with said cutting edge of said blade on said platform, each said spring assembly including a flat spring attached to said respective platform and moveable relative thereto, said flat spring having a slot therein which aligns with said cutting edge of said blade provided on the respective platform, and a pair of springs provided between said flat spring and said respective base for biasing said flat spring upwardly and downwardly relative to said respective platform to expose or cover said cutting edge of said blade provided thereon.
A tool comprising:
- a lower member having a body and a handle at an end thereof, an upper member having a body and a handle at an end thereof, said lower and upper members being connected together such that said handles can be manipulated to open the tool to an open position or to close the tool to a closed position;
- a lower platform attached to said lower member, and an upper platform attached to said upper member, said platforms aligning with each other when said tool is in said closed position, each said platform including a base, a blade and upright walls extending from said base, each said blade having a cutting edge, said upright walls defining a cavity in each said platform for holding an associated laced wire guide and mated terminal block therein;
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- a spring assembly provided on each said platform which aligns with said cutting edge of said blade on said platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.