Patent · US Expired

Multipurpose wire stripper

US5829322A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
1References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1997
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 17, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G1/1224
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wire stripper including an elongated base and a pivoted arm pivoted together by a hinge pin, a torsional spring mounted around the hinge pin to force the rear ends of the elongated base and the pivoted arm apart, a first stripper unit mounted in the front ends of the elongated base and the pivoted arm and adapted for stripping off insulator of a coaxial cable, a second stripper unit mounted in the rear ends of the elongated base and the pivoted arm and adapted for stripping off insulator of an electric wire or telephone line, or insulator of individual conductors of an electric wire or telephone line, a lock device adapted for securing the rear ends of the elongated base and the pivot arm closed together, and a side guard rail at one side of the elongated base to stop the user's fingers from touching the second stripper unit.

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