Patent ID: 6910275

Claim:
A cable-stripping tool comprising: a body having first and second openings in an upper wall thereof; a central pin mounted in said body and extending in a generally axial orientation with respect thereto, an upper end part of said pin carrying a cutting blade and projecting through said first opening; a carrier element that is supported on said central pin and axially movable relative thereto, said carrier element having a latching device thereon and being biased toward an end position by a spring; a hook having a stem that passes through said second opening so as to be generally parallel with respect to said pin, and a curved upper hook portion with a concave side which faces toward said cutting blade to receive a cable to be stripped, a free end of said stem remote from said hook portion being coupled to said carrier element by said latching device so that said hook is axially movable with said carrier element; said latching device coacting with said hook stem to secure said hook to said carrier element during use of said tool and being actuatable from outside said tool without dismantling said tool such that said hook stem may be released from said latching device using an instrument and said hook withdrawn through said second opening for replacement thereof with another hook.