Patent ID: 6755109
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: H02G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A cable stripper for removing the external layer of insulation from a coaxial cable having a ridged outer conductor and for trimming the stripped cable end, said cable stripper comprising: a housing comprising a top end and a bottom end and defining a central axis between said top and bottom ends, said top end further comprising a shaft attached thereto whereby said cable stripper may be turned; said housing comprising a passageway formed from said bottom end toward said top end along said central axis, said passageway being dimensioned and configured to receive the cable therein; a first blade mounted on said housing and comprising a first blade sharpened edge, said first blade sharpened edge being in operative communication with said passageway whereby said first sharpened edge may remove the external layer of insulation from the cable received in said passageway as said cable stripper is turned; a second blade mounted on said housing and comprising a second blade sharpened edge; said second blade sharpened edge being in operative communication with a distal end of the cable from which the insulation has been stripped whereby said second blade sharpened edge may trim the distal end of the cable to define a planar surface; and a plurality of cable stops operatively mounted on said housing in engaging relation to the cable whereby only a predetermined segment of the external layer of insulation may be removed, each one of said plurality of cable stops comprises a stop member having a top surface and a bottom surface, each one of said cable stops being pivotally attached to said housing, each one of said plurality of cable stops further comprising a retaining member having a bearing surface disposed in abutting relation to said stop member bottom surface, each of said retaining members comprising a biasing means whereby said bearing surface is normally urged into said abutting relation; and a reset ring movably mounted on said housing in operative engagement to each of said plurality of retaining members whereby the action of each of said biasing means may be overcome to move said bearing surfaces away from said stop member bottom surfaces.