Paul R Stack

US Patent:

D311151, May 16, 1989

Filed:

Jun 11, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/873223

Inventors:

David S. Chapin - Raleigh NC
Paul D. Stack - Cadillac MI

Assignee:

Cooper Industries, Inc. - Houston TX

US Classification:

D 8 98

US Patent:

48053015, Feb 21, 1989

Filed:

Jul 23, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/076957

Inventors:

David S. Chapin - Raleigh NC
Paul D. Stack - Cadillac MI

Assignee:

Cooper Industries, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H02G 112

US Classification:

30 901

Abstract:

A tool for stripping insulation or cladding from a conductor includes a pair of oppositely opposed notched cutting blades which are mounted in blade holders. The blade holders are guided into contact with the insulation or cladding by slots contained in a housing and stopped before the cutting blades contact the conductor. The movement of the cutting blades into contact with the insulation is caused by the squeezing of a pair of handles which are resiliently mounted within a housing. The central portion of the housing includes a slot for measuring the length of insulation or cladding to be stripped from the conductor.