Ribbon cable slitter and method of stripping cable
CA 1082896 A · Owner: Magnetic Peripherals Inc. · Inventors: Scheuerman, Richard L.; Rodd, Charles R.
Overview
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A cable is stripped according to this disclosure, by slitting the insulation along the length of a portion of the cable between the edge portions and the bounds of the conductors from the side closest the conductors to a depth at least as great as the ground plane; simultaneously slitting through the cable across the edge portions; and simultaneously slitting the insulation and plane between the edge portions from the side closest the ground plane. One of the tabs formed as a result of the aforementioned slittings is then pulled to peel away insulation and ground plane. Apparatus is employed to simultaneously accomplish the slittings.
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- Granted August 5, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 5, 1997.
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