Patent ID: 6731218
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G01R,H02G

Abstract:
A wire stripper, the wire stripper comprising:first and second blades, each of the first and second blades including a notched cutting edge; first and second handles, the first and second handles being connected to the first and second blades respectively; a fastener, the fastener rotatably connecting the first blade to the second blade, such that the notched cutting edge of one blade interacts with the notched cutting edge of the second blade to strip a wire between the notched edges; a non-contact voltage sensing circuit housed by at least one of the first and second handles, the non-contact voltage sensing circuit being electrically coupled to one of the first and second blades; and an alarm indicator, the alarm indicator providing a signal to the user when the hand tool is sufficiently close to but not touching a live electrical wire to activate the non-contact voltage sense circuit.