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Sheathing cutting device

US5745996A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1996
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/68
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device for cutting sheathing from a tendon extending through an anchor assembly includes a housing adapted to be rotatable about the sheathed tendon and a blade having a cutting edge. The blade cutting edge is oriented in a selected cutting position within the anchor assembly when the housing is mounted on the sheathed tendon and rotated thereabout.

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