Patent ID: 7665389
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: B25F,B26B,H02G

Abstract:
1. A multitool configured to strip the insulation of wire from a core portion, the multitool comprising: a) a pair of opposed jaw members, a first pivot swingably connecting the jaw members for movement relative to each other, each of the jaw members having a working end portion extending from the first pivot in a first direction and a butt portion extending from the first pivot in a second, generally opposite direction, b) first and second elongated handles each having a channel therein, the jaw members being moveable relative to the handles between an open position in which the jaw member working end portions are exposed and a closed position in which the jaw members are substantially nested in the channels of the handles, c) a wire stripping tool member having first and second members that are pivotally attached to the first handle and share a common pivot on the first handle where the wire stripping tool member is configured to be in a stored orientation within the channel region and an extended orientation where the wire stripping tool member is extended from channel region, the first and second members each having wire engaging surfaces configured to incise insulation of the wire to remove it from the core portion, the first and second members each have locking surfaces operatively configured to engage a lock bar attached to the handle.