Cable and wire cutter
US4050152A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 1976 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G1/005
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shearing cutter for wire and cable, particularly insulated metal wires and wire bundles as used in electrical and electronic circuits, is constructed in the form of a hand tool with elongated, hinged handles adapted to develop shearing forces between cooperating blades cantilevered beyond the hinge point from each of the handles. The blades are symmetrical in shape and define a substantially circular opening between semicircular bights sharpened into cutting edges in each of the blades. A wire or cable is maintained in a central location with respect to the aforementioned bights by the enveloping nature of the cutting edges, resulting in a clean, uniform shear plane.
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