US 11,984,712 B2
Power cable jacket removal device and methods of removing a jacket from a cable
Adam Vernon Smith, Ponder, TX (US)
Assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/055,159.
Application 18/055,159 is a continuation of application No. 16/516,087, filed on Jul. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,539,193.
Application 16/516,087 is a continuation of application No. 14/605,581, filed on Jan. 26, 2015, granted, now 10,404,044, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0070686 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02G 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 1/1297 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable jacket removal device for use with a sheathed cable, the device comprising:
a support frame configured to support a power supply and including a front guide member and a rear guide member, the front guide member and the rear guide member configured to be positioned on the sheathed cable;
a take-up reel supported by the support frame, the take-up reel supported separately from the front guide member and the rear guide member, the take-up reel including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an axis extending through the first end and the second end of the take-up reel, the take-up reel rotatable about the axis;
a motor supported by the support frame and located at the first end of the take-up reel, the motor configured to be operably coupled to the power supply and operable to rotate the take-up reel; and
a remote device in wireless communication with the motor;
wherein the remote device is configured to send a first signal to the motor to activate the motor to rotate the take-up reel, the support frame configured to traverse the cable as the take-up reel rotates and winds the wire onto itself thereby ripping a sheath of the cable; and
wherein the remote device is configured to send a second signal to the motor to deactivate the motor and stop rotation of the take-up reel.