John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.

Anders Jorgensen

Ebbe Koch Petersen

Brian Christensen

The present invention broadly contemplates a co-axial cable stripping tool generally comprising: (a) an elongated main handle having a bored opening formed longitudinally therein; (b) an elongated shaft a portion of which is co-axially positioned within the bored opening and a portion of which extends co-axially away from the main handle; (c) an elongated main housing co-axially aligned with, and longitudinally spaced from the main housing, and securely engaged with a portion of the elongated shaft; and (d) a stripping housing rotatably co-axially positioned within the main housing, and including first and second openings formed through opposing surfaces thereof, wherein the stripping housing is rotatably movable between two positions, each of which exposes one or the other of the first and second openings towards the free end of the tool. The tool further comprises first and second blades engaged with the stripping housing and tangentially extending into the first and second openings, respectively, whereby upon insertion of a co-axial cable into one of the two openings, manual rotation of the main handle about its longitudinal axis effects rotation of the main housing and stripping housing about the longitudinal axis, thereby causing either the first or second blades to rotate about the axis of the cable, severing the protective layer, outer conductor, and/or dielectric therefrom. Further features of the invention include a spring biased, striping housing lock assembly reciprocally mounted in co-axial relation around the main housing, wherein the assembly prohibits rotation of the stripping housing when in its neutral position, and permits rotation of the stripping housing when slid longitudinally rearwardly along the main housing. Additional features include a gauging mechanism scribed into the exterior wall of the main housing for permitting a user to check the length of materials stripped from the cable.

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Stensved, Denmark

Anders Jorgensen