Patent ID: 8074536

Claim:
An angled wire stripper apparatus, comprising: a first body half comprising a first lower end and a first “Z”-shaped offset section terminating in a first upper functioning end; a second body half pivotally connected thereto said first body half, said second body half comprising a second lower end and a second “Z”-shaped offset section terminating in a second upper functioning end; a plurality of pairs of wire stripping recess halves located along both said first body half and said second body half at said first lower end and said second lower end, respectively, and oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis along said apparatus; a pair of first cable sheath stripper recess halves located on said first body half and said second body half, positioned adjacent to said plurality of pairs of wire stripping recesses, and oriented perpendicular to said longitudinal axis along said apparatus; a pair of second cable sheath stripper recess halves located on said first upper functioning end and said second upper functioning end and oriented parallel to said longitudinal axis along said apparatus; a first handle connected thereto a distal end of said first body half; and, a second handle connected thereto a distal end of said second body half; wherein said plurality of pairs of wire stripping recess halves each form a plurality of wire stripping recesses when said first body half and said second body half are biased toward each other; wherein said pair of first cable sheath stripper recess halves form a first cable sheath stripper recess when said first body half and said second body half are biased toward each other; wherein said pair of second cable sheath stripper recess halves form a second cable sheath stripper recess when said first body half and said second body half are biased toward each other; wherein said first upper functioning end and said second upper functioning end allows a user a means to cut or strip a plurality of wire cables in a confined space; and, wherein a distal-most end of said first upper functioning end overlaps a distal-most end of said second upper functioning end when said first and second handles are squeezed together.