Timothy Michael Cotter

US Patent:

20070006389, Jan 11, 2007

Filed:

Jul 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/177022

Inventors:

Timothy Cotter - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

H02G 1/12
B25F 1/00

US Classification:

007107000, 081009400

Abstract:

An electrician's tool is disclosed that incorporates the functions of wire cutting, wire stripping and wire splicing for at least one gauge of wire. The tool is used by applying pressure, in a scissor-like manner, to handles that are located on one end of the tool. The function of wire cutting is accomplished by placing a wire completely inside two cutting blades that are formed in the tool, and then by placing pressure on the handles to cut the wire. Wire stripping is accomplished by placing the cut wire on a stripping blade for that gauge of wire which is formed in the cutting blades of the tool, and then stripping the insulation off the wire. Wire splicing can then be accomplished by gripping two cut and stripped wires together, and then by rotating the gripped wires to join them together. This allows, for example, the three most common tasks that are performed by electricians to be accomplished with a single tool, thereby reducing the inefficiency and frustration of changing tools multiple times as in done in connection with prior art tools. This necessarily leads to reduced labor costs associated with having electrical work done.