Patent ID: 6769183
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B23D,B25B,H02G

Abstract:
A cable cutting tool comprising:a first arm having a first jaw member connected to a first handle member; a second arm having a second jaw member pivotally connected to a second handle member; said first arm being coupled to said second arm by a fastener, said first and second arms being pivotal with respect to one another about a longitudinal axis of said fastener; a tension element mounted on said second jaw member and positioned wholly outside of and out of contact with said second handle member; a take-up element mounted on said second jaw member and configured to rotate about an axis of rotation; a latching mechanism mounted on said second jaw member and configured to inhibit rotation of said take-up element in a first rotational direction about said axis of rotation, said take-up element being uninhibited by said latching mechanism when said take-up element rotates in a second rotational direction about said axis of rotation; and a chain extending over said take-up element and having a first end attached to said first arm and a second end attached to said tension element, wherein said chain is positioned wholly outside of and out of contact with said second handle member.