Patent ID: 6691403
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A plier type cutter tool for sheathed cable of the type having a spaced pair of insulated power conducting wires, a ground wire disposed between the insulated wires and a sheath surrounding the wires, the cutter comprising:a) a pair of levers having jaw, boss and handle portions; b) a pivot joining the boss portions to enable relative movement of the levers about the pivot between open and closed portions; c) the jaw portions each having blade sections for coactively circumferentially severing a cable sheath when the levers are moved from the open to the closed position; d) each blade section having a set of three aligned cutting parts of a cutting edge, spaced end ones of the cutting parts being contoured to completely sever such a sheath from side portions of such sheath toward a sheath central portion containing such ground wire, a middle cutting part between the spaced end ones of the set of three cutting parts for cutting the sheath central portion, the middle cutting part being arcuate with end portions curving toward a longitudinal axis of the tool; and e) the cutting parts together forming a cable wire receiving opening when the levers are in the closed position, the cable receiving opening being of a configuration smaller than the configuration of such a sheath of a cable the cutter is designed to cut such that such a sheath is circumferentially severed when the levers are moved from the open to the closed position to cut such a sheath of a cable.