Patent ID: 7597030

Claim:
An insulation stripping head comprising: a rotary retaining body configured to rotate around a main axis; said retaining body having a distal end; said retaining body having a proximal end; a plurality of passages in said retaining body, each said passage passing from said proximal end to said distal end; a plurality of coaxial drive shaft assemblies, each one respectively passing through a respective one of said plurality of passages in said retaining body, and each radially spaced from the main axis; said plurality of coaxial drive shaft assemblies each including a respective hollow drive shaft; said plurality of coaxial drive shaft assemblies each including a respective inner drive shaft configured to pass through said respective hollow drive shaft; said retaining body connected to a rotary main shaft configured to rotate on the main axis and thus orbit said plurality of coaxial drive shaft assemblies around the main axis; a respective hollow drive shaft cam on each of said hollow drive shafts; a respective inner drive shaft cam on each of said inner drive shafts; on said main shaft, a first longitudinally displaceable control mechanism configured to actuate said hollow drive shaft cams; and, on said main shaft, a second longitudinally displaceable control mechanism configured to actuate said inner drive shaft cams.