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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2020
Greenlee Tools, Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
William Frederick Nordlin, Poplar Grove, IL (US);
Dale Ritchie Williams, Rockford, IL (US);
Sean A. Daugherty, Yadkinville, NC (US);
John Jeremiah Morton, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Daniel John Marben, Rockford, IL (US);
GREENLEE TOOLS, INC., Rockford, IL (US);
Abstract
A machine forms a whip from a length of cable. The machine includes a clamping assembly, a notching assembly, and a cutting assembly. The clamping assembly includes a pad which can be move into and out of a cable travel space. The notching assembly includes a notching saw which cuts an outer jacket of the cable in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. Movement of the pad also causes movement of the notching saw to move into the cable travel space or into a raised position. The cutting assembly includes a cutting tool which transversely cuts the conductors of the cable.