Tool cuts multiple slits up to 3 in. long between conductors of flat conductor cables up to 3 in. wide to prepare them for termination on terminal boards or in multipin connectors

Tucker, D. T.

Weeks, G. E., Jr.

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\oeniber 1971	 Brief 71-10457 
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Multiedge Slitter for FCC 
The multiedge slitter (see fig.) cuts multiple 
slits between the conductors of flat conductor cables 
to prepare them'for termination on terminal boards 
or in multinin connectors. The manually operated 
tool will cut slits up to 3 in. long between the con-
ductors of cables up to 3 in. wide. 
After the FCC is checked to ensure that the end 
is square, the left edge is placed against the guide on 
the tool positioning table. The cable is pushed 
under the springloaded guide roller until the 
desired length is exposed and is then visually aligned, 
using the table-positioning knob, to ensure that the 
slits will be accurately placed between the conductors. 
The cable is extended between the dies to the desired 
slitting length and is slit when the handle is pulled 
forward, engaging the cutting dies. At the comple-
tion of the operation, the handle is lifted and the 
slit cable is removed. 
Note: 
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Technology Utilization Officer 
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Marshall Space Flight Center 
Huntsville, Alabama 35812 
Reference: B71-10457 
Patent status: 
No patent action is contemplated by NASA. 
Source: D. T. Tucker and G. F. Weeks, Jr.

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Multiedge slitter for FCC

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