Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cutting fixture exhibiting ram actuated and multiplying lever force for removing such as an H-tap crimp from a utility power line
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Application No.: US16233172Application Date: 2018-12-27
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Publication No.: US10727637B2Publication Date: 2020-07-28
- Inventor: Jeffrey C. Lemke
- Applicant: Jeffrey C. Lemke
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: H01R43/042
- IPC: H01R43/042 ; B26D1/30 ; H02G1/00 ; H02G15/02

Abstract:
A cutting fixture for incising a tap portion installed between a pair power cables. A fixture body is mounted atop a power press tool in contact with a linearly advancing ram of the tool. The fixture body terminates in a downwardly facing support surface. A pair of levers are pivotally mounted to the fixture body, each including a bottom end profile and a roller at an upper end which, in response to upward displacement of the ram, multi-directionally advances to displace against an underside of a linearly movable carriage supported upon the fixture body in proximity to the levers. A cutting blade is supported upon the carriage and, in response to elevation of the carriage, displaces upwardly in a force multiplying fashion to section the H-tap positioned between the carriage and the downwardly facing support surface in order to permit its removal while preserving the integrity of the cables.
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