Abstract: A device for stripping coated optical fiber ribbons, in cooperation with at least an optical fiber ribbon having a protective coating and an optical fiber array substrate having grooves, comprises a heating unit including at least a first trench and a cutting blade for gripping a first portion of the optical fiber ribbon having protective coatings and for heating; a stripping unit having at least a second trench, adjacent to and connected to the first trench, for gripping a second portion of the optical fiber ribbon having the protective coating; a fiber array seat for receiving an optical fiber array substrate; and a linear guiding unit for limitedly guiding the direction of the separation movement between the heating unit and the stripping unit.

Abstract: A coaxial cable stripper includes an upper lid, a base, a blade seat, a lower lid, and a blade rotation rod. In use, the user's finger presses the upper lid to open the front end of the stripper. The cable is placed on the recess of the base. Then, the upper lid is released and the front end of the stripper close and grip the cable. Next, the screw at the bottom of the base is adjusted to control the spring force of the spring so as to force the blade to cut deep into the inner insulation layer to the central conductive core. Next, the screw at the blade body hole is adjusted to control the cutting depth of the blade body so as to force the blade to cut into the outer sheath of the cable. Then the inner insulation layer and the outer sheath can be cut.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing coating material from tubing is disclosed that includes a tool body, a tubing support, a slider support, a slider accommodated with the slider support, and a blade attached to the slider, wherein the tubing support, and the slider support are accommodated with the tool body. The apparatus can be utilized to remove protective coating materials from steel tubing, by placing the tubing on the tubing support, lowering the blade to the tubing, and rotating the apparatus around the tubing.

Abstract: A tool manipulating device includes a combination of depth setting, length adjusting and workpiece clamp members provided on a longitudinal hand-held handle. The depth setting member has a blade assembly that extends perpendicular to the hand-held handle. The blade assembly is capable of rotating onto itself after penetrating into a workpiece to be stripped from its jacket at a predetermined depth to produce a ring cut and an axial cut of the workpiece upon sequentially rotating and axially pulling the cable relative to the handle.

Abstract: An adjustable cable slitting tool for longitudinally slitting optical fiber buffer tubes and other precision cables includes a T-shaped body and a guide that slides relative to the body to hold and guide the cable to be slit in a guide channel. A slitting blade is mounted on a blade carriage that can be precisely adjusted with an adjustment screw to control the depth the slitting blade projects into the guide channel. A scale and indicator marks allow the desired depth of cut to be adjusted with precision by comparing indicator marks on the adjustment screw with the scale and other indicator marks on the tool body. The adjustment screw has a tapered portion that drives the blade carriage through a single contact point via a ball bearing. A deformable pad material in contact with a threaded portion of the adjustment screw acts as both a friction adjustment and part of the backlash prevention mechanism.

Abstract: A cable-stripping tool comprising two parts (1, 3; 7) which can rotate relative to one another about an axis and of which a first part (1, 3) carries a cutting blade (17) in the vicinity of said axis and a second part (7) of which carries a hook (22) which can move axially and which is biased towards an end position relative to the cutting blade by means of a first spring means (50), wherein the hook has a concave side which faces towards the cutting blade and which functions to receive the cable to be stripped, and wherein the hook also includes a generally axially orientated stem (20) with which the hook is connected to the tool The spring means act against a body (40) which can be moved axially towards and away from said end position by means of said second part; wherein the spring means (50) is adapted to bias the body (40) to its end position, wherein the body (40) carries a latching device (47, 48) which is able to latch with a co-acting formation (2a) on the stem (20), and wherein the latching device (

Abstract: An apparatus for removing golf club grips. The apparatus (10) includes a body (12) with an integral handle (14). The body further includes a shaft guide (16) with concave portions (18) and (20) for guiding the apparatus along the shaft of the golf club. The apparatus includes a pair of brackets (26) and (28) that are operative to releasably and adjustably hold inwardly curved blades (30) and (32). The apparatus is used to remove golf grips by placing the end of the golf club on the ground. The shaft of the club may then be placed adjacent the concave portions of the shaft guide. By pushing the apparatus along the club shaft the blades are operative to create two parallel slices in the grip along the club shaft. The cut out portion of the grip between the parallel slices is directed away from the shaft by a ramp (56).

Abstract: A ribbon separation tool (10) for separating optical fiber ribbons (C1,C2,C3) into subsets of optical fibers. Ribbon separation tool (10) includes a stationary shearing device (70), and a moveable shearing device (50), the moveable shearing device (50) is operative to move relative to the stationary shearing device (70) during a shearing stroke. Optical fiber ribbon support elements (42), with optical fiber ribbon receiving slots (46) being defined therebetween, are adjacent shearing devices (50,70). Moveable shearing device (50) is moveably located between optical fiber ribbon support elements (42) and includes moveable sub-slots (51,52). When a cover member (60) of tool (10) is in a closed position, stationary sub-slots (71,72) of stationary shearing device (70) are aligned with moveable sub-slots (51,52) to define shearing slots (51,71;52,72).

Abstract: A tool for stripping the outer layer of insulation on a multi-wire cable such as romex, comprises a jaw and a claw, each being mounted to the rotating members of a plier-like apparatus. The claw has a sharp cutting edge, and the jaw holds the cable in position while it is being pierced by the sharp cutting edge of the claw. The plier-like apparatus closes the claw and jaw together, thus causing the claw to pierce the cable's outer insulation layer as it is held in the jaw. A user then pulls the cable through the jaw, causing the outer insulation layer to be slit as it moves past the claw. The jaw that holds the cable is in an offset position relative to the plier-like apparatus, such that the cable lies off to the side of the plier-like apparatus while a user pulls the cable through the jaw.

Abstract: A mechanical stripping apparatus for displacing resin from a resin covered filament by forming a removable sleeve portion between opposing filament ends. The mechanical stripping apparatus comprises a first clamp for holding a filament at a first location and a second clamp having a separation from the first clamp and in axial alignment therewith for holding a filament at a second location. A first set of cutting blades adjacent to the first clamp is positioned for cutting into resin around a resin covered filament proximate to the first location. The mechanical stripping apparatus also includes a second set of cutting blades adjacent to the second clamp for cutting into resin around a resin covered filament proximate to the second location, such that a distance separates the first set of cutting blades from the second set of cutting blades. The distance between sets of cutting blades is less than the separation between the clamps.

Abstract: A slitting and shaving tool for separating a coaxial cable with a curved outer surface from an adjacent cable connected to it with a web of insulating material. The tool includes a slitting blade for cutting through the web to separate the cables and a shaving blade with a curved cutting edge for shaving off excess web material to leave a smooth cylindrical outer surface on the coaxial cable. The tool is hinged to swing open, allowing the tool to be used at intermediate locations along the length of a messengered cable. A cable guide surface on the tool body has a double radius to accommodate cables that have a slight bend. The shaving blade is adjustable towards and away from the cable being shaved. A relief hole allows the shaved excess web material to exit the tool. The relief hole is specially shaped to make it easy to position the curved cutting edge of the shaving blade correctly by locating it in alignment with the apparent perimeter of the relief hole.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a coin roll wrapper includes a housing, a front cover, a blade spring assembly and a safety spring. The housing includes a top opening and a bottom opening, both of which are sized to receive a roll of coins therethrough. A preferred blade spring assembly includes a cutting blade and a leaf spring which mechanically couples the cutting blade to the front cover. An end portion of the leaf spring is positioned between the cutting blade and the bottom opening. A preferred safety spring comprises a second leaf spring which is secured to the front cover between the top opening and the spring blade assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the safety spring and the blade spring are configured to allow a roll of coins to pass through the housing entering from the top opening and exiting from the bottom opening, but not vice versa. In a preferred embodiment, the safety spring and the blade spring are also configured to center the roll of coins relative to the cutting blade.

Abstract: A cable stripping tool, for stripping insulation from a cable that includes a stripper cord, includes a cylindrical mandrel having first and second ends, with a cord end receptacle formed in at least one end. The receptacle is dimensioned to receive the exposed end of a stripper cord. In use, the exposed end of the stripper cord is inserted into the receptacle, and the mandrel is rotated about its longitudinal axis, thereby pulling the stripper cord through the insulation layer. When the desired point is reached along the length of the cable, the cord is cut. The coil of cord that becomes wrapped around the mandrel may be cut axially to remove the cord from the tool. In a preferred embodiment, the mandrel is formed as a hollow tubular extrusion, with a longitudinal slot along its entire length. Alternatively, the mandrel can be formed as a solid rod of material, with a longitudinal slot formed along its length.

Abstract: A cable stripping tool for the preparation of high voltage cable for termination or splicing by simultaneously removing the semiconducting sheathing from a section of cable and insulation and sheathing from the end section of the cable to expose the conducting core. The tool has a tubular body with a central bore which receives the cable. The body has an adjustable scoring blade disposed in a longitudinal slot which scores the sheathing at a predetermined distance. An insulation cutting blade is radially disposed in the central bore which cuts the sheathing and insulation upon rotation of the body. In one embodiment, a shaft is coupled to the tubular body to provide rotation of the body about the cable by a drill motor.

Abstract: An adjustable wire stripper includes a housing, a cutter holder revolvably mounted in a top open chamber of the housing and holding a cutter outside the housing for cutting the insulator of an electric wire, a lever adapted to rotate the cutter holder in the housing, a sliding pressure plate mounted in the housing and adapted to hold down the electric wire to be stripped on the cutter of the cutter holder, a sliding push plate slidably mounted in the housing and adapted to push the sliding pressure plate upwards for the loading of the electric wire to be stripped, a tensile spring adapted to pull the sliding push plate downwards in the housing, and an adjustment screw installed in a bottom axle hole of the housing and inserted through a bottom through hole of the sliding push plate and threaded into a female screw of the sliding pressure and adapted for adjusting the pitch between the pressure head of the sliding pressure plate and the cutter of the cutter holder subject to the diameter of the electric wire t

Abstract: A combined sheathing stripper and sheathing cutter tool for non-metallic sheathed cable. The tool includes a body that is used to retain a slitter-blade and a cutter-blade. The slitter-blade includes a first knife edge that is located on a first side of the tool body when the blade is mounted in the body and a second knife edge that is located on the other side of the tool body. The knife edges are oriented such that the first knife edge may be used for slitting a cable sheathing by pushing the tool while the first knife edge is engaging the sheathing and the second knife edge may be used for slitting a cable sheathing by pulling the tool while the second knife edge is engaging the sheathing. An opening is provided within the body and the cutter-blade includes a knife edge that faces the opening when the cutter-blade is mounted in the body. A cable sheathing that has been slit may be passed through the opening and cut off using the cutter-blade.