Patent ID: 7913588
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. Insulation-stripping pliers apparatus ( 1 ) for stripping a layer of insulation from an insulated conductor ( 10 ), comprising: (a) a pair of handle members ( (b) a clamping jaw ( (c) a pair of generally rectangular blade holders ( (d) biasing means ( (e) a pull rod mechanism for displacing said blade holders, when in said closed position, longitudinally between positions adjacent and remote from said shell end wall, respectively, said pull rod mechanism including a pull rod ( (f) operating means ( (g) a pull rod stop mechanism for limiting the longitudinal displacement of said pull rod to an intermediate position between said adjacent and said remote positions, whereby the portion of the insulation layer severed from said insulated conductor is only partially removed from the insulated conductor, said pull rod stop mechanism including a stop member (