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ROTARY WIRE STRIPPER

  • US 3,881,374 A
  • Filed: 05/24/1974
  • Issued: 05/06/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A rotary wire stripping machine comprising:

  • a support for releasably positioning an insulated wire member in a stationary position with an end portion projecting from said support, lock means movable from one position to a position in engagement with said support to lock said insulated wire in a stationary position, a table continuously reciprocating between a first position spaced a predetermined distance from the end of said wire to a second position adjacent to the end of said wire, a head member supported on said table for movement with the latter and for rotation about an axis in general alignment with the axis of said wire, said head forming a chamber receiving a predetermined part of the end portion of said wire when said table is in said second position, a pair of opposed blade members supported in said chamber of said head for rotation therewith and being movable from an initial position when said table is in the first position to a cutting position radially inward to engage and sever insulation material at a point spaced from the end of said wire when said table is in a second position, and guide elements movable with each of said blade members to guide the wire member between the end thereof and said blade members, said guide elements and said blade members engaging the severed insulation material as said table is moved from said second to said first position to remove said insulation material from said wire member.

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