Patent ID: 9130361
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for severing a portion of an insulating material sheath from a wire, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a blade assembly including a first blade having a first cutting opening therein, the first opening including a first flat guide surface on one side of the first opening and a first cutting surface on the opposite side of the first opening, and a second blade including a second cutting opening therein, the opening including a second flat guide surface on one side of the second opening and a second cutting surface on the opposite side of the second opening; b) positioning a wire including an insulating material sheath thereon between the first blade and the second blade; and c) engaging the first blade and the second blade with the insulating material sheath, wherein the step of engaging the first blade and the second blade with the insulating material sheath simultaneously rotates and cuts the sheath.