Improved ratchet cable cutter
CA 2300628 A1 · Owner: Vanlauwe, Randall · Inventors: Vanlauwe, Randall; Lee, Robert
Overview
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A cable cutting device having one handle of the cutter placed parallel and closely adjacent to the cable which is to undergo cutting. When a cable is about to be cut the cable and the handle of the cutter are placed in a side by side relationship and both the cable and handle of the cutter are grasped by the user. The remaining handle is attached to a ratchet mechanism in the cutter and is oscillated to drive the cutter by means of a ratchet device to cut the cable which is still being grasped by the user. Now, the severed cable may be suitably disposed of in a controlled and safe manner. If the user is a utility lineman the safety, associated with the above operation cannot be …
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- Filed March 14, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 14, 2020.
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