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Cable remover

US9325138B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Kevin M. Bryant · Bridgeport, US
Ryan Elsasser · Poughkeepsie, US
Steven P. Hompesch · Middlesex, US
Barry P. Knapp · Tivoli, US
Enrico A. Romano · Wingdale, US
Paul Samaniego · Port Ewen, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 2, 2013
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/53943
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cable removal device comprises a body comprising a head portion and a rear portion, the rear portion adapted as a handle portion, the head portion comprising a bent portion extending from a front end of the head portion, the bent portion further containing tabs surrounding a gap that extends inward from the front end, the gap adapted to allow the bent portion to extend over a latch release tab of a cable connector device while the latch release tab is maintained in a latched position, without contact therewith until a subsequent movement of the body causes the body to contact the latch release tab and thereby move the latch release tab into a released position that disengages the cable connector device from a commodity connector device.

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