Inventors:
Robert W. Sullivan - Simi Valley CA, US
John DiCaprio - N. Hollywood CA, US
John Miller - Arlington TX, US
International Classification:
H02G 1/12, B21F 13/00, B26B 27/00
Abstract:
A flat cable jacket slitter including a housing, a longitudinal channel within the housing sized to allow the cable to be moved longitudinally within the channel, a cutting blade within the housing, and a movable cam. The movable cam may be positioned within the housing and configured to move between a threading position that allows the cable to be easily moved longitudinal within the channel without substantially engaging the cutting blade and a cutting position that causes the cutting blade to cut a longitudinal slit into an edge of the jacket when the cable is moved longitudinally within the channel. The movable cam may form a longitudinal sub-channel within the housing. The sub-channel may be co-aligned with the longitudinal channel, sized to allow the cable to be moved longitudinally within the sub-channel, have a width that is smaller than the width of the longitudinal channel during operation of the cable jacket slitter, and have a length that is substantially shorter than the length of the longitudinal channel.