Patent ID: 7003883

Claim:
A cable-stripping tool comprising: a first part carrying a cutting blade in an interior thereof and having a first part outer end constituting a last part lengthwise of said first part; a second part having a second part outer end constituting a last part lengthwise of said second part and a second part inner end, an abutment being formed adjacent said inner end, said first part and said second part being movable linearly towards and away from each other, with said second part inner end fitting within the interior of said first part, said first part outer end and said second part outer end defining therebetween an overall length of said tool; a through-passing opening in said first and second parts for receiving a cable, said opening being defined in said first part by a support arrangement that is rotatable about an axis; a spring element mutually biasing said first and second parts away from each other, a force applied to said first part outer end and said second part outer end against the bias of said spring element mutually displacing said first and second parts toward one another such that a cable can be inserted into the through-passing opening and between the abutment and the cutting blade, said cable being clamped between the abutment and the cutting blade when the force displacing said parts is removed, a distance between the cutting blade and an adjacent part of the support arrangement defining a depth to which the cutting blade penetrates the cable, said cutting depth being adjustable through rotation of said support arrangement about said axis; and said overall length of said tool in the direction of movement of said parts being adapted to enable a user squeezing with only one hand to apply the force against the two outer ends of the tool in the direction of movement of said parts so as to expose the cable receiving opening which is located between said two outer ends.