Patent ID: 6427331
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A slitting and shaving tool for separating a first cable with a curved outer surface from a second cable, the tool comprising:a body shaped to guide the body of the tool to follow along one side of a web connecting the first cable to the second cable; a hinge member hingedly attached to the body for motion between an open position and a closed position, the hinge member being shaped to cooperate with the body and guide the hinge member along an opposite side of the web from the body, the body and the hinge member holding a portion of the web therebetween when the hinge member is moved to the closed position; and a slitting blade mounted on the tool and positioned to penetrate the web when the hinge member is moved to the closed position and to slit the web and separate the first cable from the second cable as the tool is guided along the web by the body and the hinge member, the slitting blade leaving excess web material on the first cable; a shaving blade with a curved cutting edge, the shaving blade being mounted to the body for shaving the excess web material from the first cable after the first cable has been separated from the second cable, the curved cutting edge removing the excess web material from the first cable along a curve to substantially match the curved outer surface of the first cable.