Patent ID: 6662450
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A device for manipulating a workpiece selected from the group consisting of wires and cables, said device comprising:a handle having a longitudinal axis defining a seat receiving a workpiece; a guide opening toward the seat and mounted on the handle to extend therefrom along a guide axis transverse to the longitudinal axis; a blade received in the guide to rotate therewith about the longitudinal axis, the blade spinning freely about the guide axis and controllably projecting from the guide into the seat at a predetermined depth; a clamp for engaging the workpiece, the clamp being pivotally mounted on the handle to swing between an open position and a closed position about a clamp axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal and guide axes, wherein the clamp presses the workpiece in the seat against the blade to enable it to penetrate the workpiece at the predetermined depth, the clamp being sized to enable the workpiece and the handle to rotate and to axially move relative each other upon applying radial and axial external thrusts respectively.