Patent ID: 7080453

Claim:
A manual cutting tool for cutting cables, steel cord, rods to size, comprising: stationary cutting means connected to a stationary handle; and movable cutting means adapted to be moved against the stationary cutting means by a movable handle and transmission means, said stationary and movable cutting means having associated therewith replaceable, concavely shaped cutting elements adapted to be connected in a frictional and shape lock, the stationary and movable cutting means having pivot bores through their front free ends opposite the handles, said pivot bores having passed therethrough a shank screw about which said movable cutting means can be pivoted relatively to the stationary cutting means, said pivot bores extending asymmetrically through the front free ends of the stationary and movable cutting means, and said front free ends having formed thereon a radially outer portion of increased material thickness and a radially inner portion of reduced material thickness, and the stationary and movable cutting means having mutually facing guide shoulders, and the cutting elements having shoulders for inserting the cutting elements flush into the guide shoulders of a respective one of the stationary and movable cutting means.