Patent ID: 6058606
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
An apparatus for use with a cable, the apparatus comprising:a body having an opening to receive the cable;a cutting element movable within the body between a first position and a second position, when the cutting element is in the first position, the cutting element does not extend into the opening such that the cable may be displaced into the opening, when the cutting element is displaced into a second position, the cutting element extends into the opening by an adjustable amount such as to engage a cable positioned within the opening; andan adjustment device, situated within the body, including a further member and a manually-operable, non-rotatable, slidable member, the adjustment device adjusting the amount that the cutting element extends into the opening when the cutting element is positioned in the second position, wherein:the further member, being coupled to the cutting element, secures the cutting element and allows for motion of the cutting element in a direction towards and away from a center of the opening between the first position and the second position, andthe manually-operable, non-rotatable, slidable member being slidably coupled to the further member such that, when slid, adjusts travel of the further member in the direction, which in turn adjusts the amount that the cutting element extends into the opening when the cutting element is positioned in the second position, thereby adjusting the maximum cut depth into the cable by the cutting element.