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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
David Scott Wright, Snohomish, WA (US);
Christine Mary Anderson, Edmonds, WA (US);
Curt Backman, Seattle, WA (US);
Donald Wayne Coffland, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron Robert Ayers, Granite Falls, WA (US);
Donald Richard Young, Tulalip, WA (US);
David Scott Wright, Snohomish, WA (US);
Christine Mary Anderson, Edmonds, WA (US);
Curt Backman, Seattle, WA (US);
Donald Wayne Coffland, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron Robert Ayers, Granite Falls, WA (US);
Donald Richard Young, Tulalip, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A tool for use in cutting a tie wrap that is bound about at least one wire is provided. The tool includes a housing having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side and the second side are coupled together to define a cavity. The housing further includes a groove formed in the first side and in the second side, wherein the groove is in flow communication with the cavity. A blade is coupled to the first side and positioned with the cavity, wherein the blade includes a cutting surface partially extending into the groove. The tool also includes a spacer coupled to the housing and configured to maintain the wire a distance away from the cutting surface when the housing is applied to the tie wrap.