There is disclosed a tool for bending wire, electrical cable, tube and rod. The tool comprises a base plate. On the first surface of the base plate there is a socket for receiving the drive stud from a ratchet wrench or there is a recess in the base plate for receiving the drive stud from a ratchet wrench. On the second surface there are two spaced-apart guides. The wire for electrical cable or tube or rod can be placed between the two spaced-apart guides. The tool can be moved and rotated so as to bend the wire, electrical cable, tube or rod to the desired configuration. A guide may have a roughened surface or knurled surface to assist in positioning the wire or rod being worked with the tool.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS (IF ANY)
This patent application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 08/445,220, filing date of 1995 May 18, abandoned.
There is a co-pending design patent application Ser. No. 29/046,765 with a filing date of 1995 Nov. 13.
There was a design patent application Ser. No. 29/039,020 with a filing date of 1995 May 18 which was abandoned.
A combination cable cutter and bender includes a pair of arms each terminating at one end in a cutting blade pivotally mounted to form a cutting jaw, a first guide mounted on the pivot, a second guide spaced from the pivot on one of the pair of arms, an offset plate attached to the other arm supporting a third guide more distal from the pivot than the second guide, whereupon spreading the arms apart, a straight section of cable for bending is positionable between the first and second guide on one side and the third guide on the other side and closing the arms together bends the cable to the desired degree.
