US Patent: 3,193,897
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| Wire Grip
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Patentee:
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| Torsten Fredric Angquist (exact or similar names) - Jamestown, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Apr. 09, 1963 |
| Granted: |
Jul. 13, 1965 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Fisher, Christen, Sabol & Caldwell - patent attorneys
This invention relates to a hand tool and more specifically to a wire gripper for handling wire, cable or the like.
Preferably, the invention relates to a wire gripper for installing electrical conductors; however, it is to be understood that the invention can be used for any wire, cable, rope, strand, or the like.
Wire or cable grippers in present use are not suitable for use with wire, cable or the like, especially that having an insulation covering. One reason why the present grippers are not suitable is that they have short gripping jaws which tend to pinch the insulation covering or the strand itself.
Also, with the wire or cable grippers presently available, it is difficult to accommodate wires or cables of various sizes with the same gripper. Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide a wire or cable gripper which can readily accommodate wires or cables of various sizes.
A further object of this invention is to provide a wire and cable gripper having jaws of extended length for gripping wire or cable over a larger area, thereby minimizing the chance of damaging the insulation covering of such wire and cable and the wire or cable itself.
This objective is accomplished by providing a wire or cable gripper having a plurality of pairs of jaws operated by a common linkage and leverage system. Any pair of jaws can be used selectively according to the size of wire, cable or the like to be gripped or handled by the device.
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