Patent ID: 6073349
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A wire stripper comprising a selector, a blade carrier supporting a projecting cutting blade, the blade carrier being rotatable mounted on the selector, a wire clamp slidably mounted on the selector and for holding a wire to be stripped and to urge that wire against the cutting blade, co-operating abutment means on the blade carrier and the selector positively defining first, second and third cutting positions, in the first cutting position the blade being set to annularly cut a held wire, in the second cutting position the blade and carrier being disposed at substantially 90.degree. with respect to the first cutting position of the blade whereby the blade is set to axially cut a held wire, and in the third cutting position the blade and carrier being disposed at an acute angle with respect to the first cutting position of the blade whereby the blade is set to helically cut a held wire, and spring means for applying a rotational bias to the blade carrier with respect to the selector whereby the carrier is torsionally urged selectively to either of the first or third cutting positions.