Patent ID: 9620942
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B25F,B26B,H02G

Claim:
1. A lineman's utility knife for cleaning electrical conductors, comprising: (a) a split housing formed by a first section and a second section connected together, the housing having a first end and a second semi-circular end; (b) a blade pivotally connected to the first end of the housing; (c) a semi-circular wire brush supported by the second semi-circular end, the semi-circular wire brush extending along an inside surface of the second semi-circular end such that a length of the semi-circular wire brush is fully contained by the second semi-circular end, wherein the second semi-circular end and semi-circular wire brush define an opening having a semi-circular cross-section to receive an electrical conductor having a circular cross-section and extending perpendicular to a major length of the housing therein and allow the wire brush to clean the conductor by rotating the semi-circular wire brush thereabout; and (d) wherein a first side of the second semi-circular end is integrally formed with the first section of the housing and a second side of the semi-circular end is detachable from the first and second sections of the housing to permit the wire brush to be replaced.