An apparatus for cutting and core-stripping an electric cord

Claim 1

An apparatus for severing electric wires and for stripping insulation from such wires, comprising: a. a pair of flexible metal members each being relatively wide at one end and relatively narrow at the other, opposite end, b. means rigidly securing the narrow ends of the members together in a flat, overlying relationship, c. one of the members being bent intermediate its ends such that the wide ends of the two members diverge, d. the wide ends of the two members being inwardly bent towards each other at approximately a 90* angle and having sharpened edges to define mating cutting edges to implement wire cutting, e. a plurality of mating, semi-circular cutouts provided at one end of the cutting edges to implement insulation stripping, f. a post rigidly secured to the interior side of one of the members near the cutting edge bend and extending through a hole in the other member, g. a generally rectangular lever plate having two bent fingers extending from one end thereof, h. means pivotally mounting the extended end of the post between the fingers, i. the opposite ends of the lever plate on either side of the fingers bent in a direction away from the fingers at an angle of approximately 90* and the width of the lever plate being greater than the width of the narrow ends of the members, and j. the bent sides of the lever plate providing spaced fulcrum corners which bear against the other member and urge the cutting edges together when the end of the lever plate opposite the fingers is pressed towards the said one of the members, whereby the spaced fulcrums provide a uniform force across the cutting edges regardless of where a wire to be stripped or cut is inserted.

Claim 2

An apparatus for severing electric wires and for stripping insulation from such wires, comprising: a. a pair of flexible metal members each being relatively wide at one end and relatively narrow at the other, opposite end, b. means rigidly securing the narrow ends of the members together in a flat, overlying relationship, c. one of the members being bent intermediate its ends such that the wide ends of the two members diverge, d. the wide ends of the two members being inwardly bent towards each other at approximately a 90* angle and having sharpened edges to define mating cutting edges to implement wire cutting, e. a plurality of mating, semi-circular cutouts provided at one end of the cutting edges to implement insulation stripping, f. a post rigidly secured to the interior side of one of the members near the cutting edge bend and extending through a hole in the other member, g. a generally rectangular lever plate having two bent fingers extending from one end thereof, h. means pivotally mounting the extended end of the post between the fingers, i. the opposite ends of the lever plate on either side of the fingers bent in a direction away from the fingers at an angle of approximately 90* and the width of the lever plate being greater than the width of the narrow ends of the members, and j. the bent sides of the lever plate providing spaced fulcrum corners which bear against the other member and urge the cutting edges together when the end of the lever plate opposite the fingers is pressed towards the said one of the members, whereby the spaced fulcrums provide a uniform force across the cutting edges regardless of where a wire to be stripped or cut is inserted.