Patent ID: 7383628

Claim:
A tool for facilitating the process of dropping cables from a cable duct, said cable duct being adapted to receive a plurality of cables, said tool comprising: a first jaw and a second opposing jaw, said jaws adapted to receive a duct wall there between; a substantially tubular cutting blade on said first jaw for engaging a first side of said wall, wherein said substantially tubular cutting blade is angularly truncated to enable it to more easily cut through said wall; a blade receiver on said second jaw for engaging a second side of said wall; and an actuator which causes said first and second jaws to move towards one another a distance sufficient to drive said blade axially to cut an aperture through said wall, said actuator comprising: a slide bar on which one of said first jaw and said second jaw are fixed, and on which the other of said first jaw and said second jaw is slidingly received; an advancement lever which incrementally causes said first and second jaws to move towards one another to cause said blade to cut through the wall; and a release lever for disengaging said first and second jaws after the aperture has been cut.