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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Edgar Wilhelm, Altersbach, DE;
Georg Holland-moritz, Rotterode, DE;
Bernd Tomas, Rotterode, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rennsteig Werkzeuge GmbH, Viernau/Thüringen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B006/25 ; B26D003/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a pliers-type tool and to a method for cutting through optical fibre cables (OF). According to the invention, the OF cable is received between the jaws of the pliers precisely, in a specific position, and is securely and precisely held and supported there. The invention uses a novel round blade () which is accommodated in a separately operated cutting device (). A switching mechanism () is allocated to the cutting device for measuring the duration of use of the cutting blade.