Patent ID: 7040020

Claim:
A wire stripper comprising: a stripping block including a front face, a back face, a top face, a first side face, and a second side face, said stripping block having a plurality of wire apertures of varying diameters that penetrate said stripping block from said front face to said back face, said stripping block further including a plurality of blade receiving slots cut into its top face which interact with said wire apertures and whereby each blade receiving slot is positioned off center relative to the corresponding wire aperture, said stripping block further including a bore that extends from said first side face to said second side face; and a plurality of blades inserted into said blade receiving slots whereby the cutting edge of each of said blades enters into a respective one of said wire apertures; a compress bar for exerting compression on said blades; and a blade securing rod inserted through bore for retaining each said blade for urging the cutting edge of said blade toward the wire aperture in position; whereby at least one wire is inserted through said at least one wire aperture and insulation thereby stripped longitudinally.