Patent ID: 6941663

Claim:
Cable cutter ( 10 ) for cutting cables, leads, pipes and the like, comprising two intersecting levers ( 14 , 16 ) which are articulated by a common first pivot joint ( 12 ), said levers ( 14 , 16 ) each having in its lower section a handle ( 18 , 20 ) and in its upper section a cutting jaw ( 22 , 24 ), whereby one of said levers ( 14 , 16 ) consisting of two parts, one front lever section ( 26 ) forming the cutting jaw ( 22 , 24 ) and one rear lever section ( 28 ) forming the handle ( 20 ), and whereby said lever sections ( 26 , 28 ) being articujated by a second pivot joint ( 30 ), wherein a) said lever sections ( 26 , 28 ) are interlockable relative to each other in at least two distinct angular positions ( 32 , 34 ), b) the turning movement of the lever sections ( 26 , 28 ) between the at least two distinct angular positions ( 32 , 24 ) is limited by a glide element ( 38 ) guided in a guide recess ( 36 ), c) the guide recess ( 36 ) is an oblong hole ( 46 ) arranged in the rear lever section ( 28 ) concentric with the second pivot joint ( 30 ), at least the ends of the oblong hole ( 46 ) being provided with engaging recesses ( 40 , 42 ), and d) said glide element ( 38 ) forms an engaging element that is adapted to engage one of the engaging recesses ( 40 , 42 ) in said distinct angular positions ( 32 , 34 ) of the lever sections ( 26 , 28 ).