Patent ID: 6308417
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A cable stripper comprising:a support extending along a longitudinal axis;a carriage slidably mounted to said support so as to adjustably clamp a cable to be stripped between itself and said support;a blade actuator axially slidably mounted to said carriage and rotatable about a blade axis parallel to said longitudinal axis;a blade operatively connected to said blade actuator and rotatable therewith between at least two angular positions, wherein said blade is oriented in two cutting planes that extend transversely to each other, said blade being rotationally disengageable from said blade actuator in each of said two angular positions to be axially displaceable relative to said blade actuator, so as to controllably penetrate the cable to be stripped at a predetermined thickness to produce cuts in said cutting planes, said blade actuator including a blade actuating assembly enabling angular and axial displacement of the blade and having a cam mechanism which receives said blade to rotate about the blade axis, said cam mechanism including:a blade knob,a knob sleeve fixed to said blade knob and extending axially inwardly therefrom, said knob sleeve being formed with a spirally recessed cam surface, said cable stripper further comprising a blade sleeve axially fixed to said blade knob, said blade sleeve being rotatable with said blade knob between said two angular positions wherein blade sleeve's rotation is arrested, said blade sleeve having an axial slot that opens into said recessed cam surface; anda dial assembly rotatable to enable said blade to penetrate the cable at a predetermined depth.