Patent ID: 6296501
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electric-cable-grounding piercer comprising:a double-acting hydraulic piston in a double-acting hydraulic cylinder from which a blade housing is extended from a blade end of the double-acting hydraulic cylinder;a piercer blade attached to a blade-attachment end of the double-acting hydraulic piston for being inserted momentarily into an electric cable to conduct residual electrical current from the electric cable in preparation for work on the electric cable;a cable attachment on a cable-attachment end of the blade housing for rigid attachment of the electric-cable-grounding piercer to the electric cable;an insertion-pressure tube in fluid communication intermediate an insertion-pressure end of the double-acting hydraulic cylinder and an insertion-pressure conveyance on a hydraulic pump;a withdrawal-pressure tube in fluid communication intermediate a withdrawal-pressure end of the double-acting hydraulic cylinder and a withdrawal-pressure conveyance on the hydraulic pump; anda ground-line connector proximate the blade housing.