Patent ID: 8245405
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable access tool for preparing a break-out location on a jacket of a cable comprising: a cable holder including a base plate and a cable holder channel sized to hold and locate the cable; a cable holder cap including a blade access slot and at least one cable locating feature, sized to hold and locate the cable, the cable holder cap being removably mounted to the cable holder, and the blade access slot having a first end and an opposite second end; at least one cutting blade fixedly mounted to a cutting handle assembly, the cutting handle assembly fixedly mounting at least one cut depth limiter, the at least one cutting blade slidable along the blade access slot; and a cut length limiter defining a starting position and an ending position of the at least one cutting blade along the blade access slot; wherein the at least one cutting blade is generally parallel with the blade access slot and passes through the blade access slot when in a cutting configuration; wherein the at least one cutting blade penetrates the jacket of the cable when in the cutting configuration, the cut depth limiter limiting a depth of the cutting configuration; and wherein the cut length limiter limits a location of the at least one cutting blade along the blade access slot when in the cutting configuration, the location bounded by the starting position and the ending position.