Patent ID: 7913394

Claim:
A cable sheath splitter, comprising: an elongate body having a lower portion forming a handgrip and an upper portion defining a cable-splitting end of the elongate body, the upper portion including a frustoconical end portion defining an aperture; an end cap rotatably attached to the handgrip, the end cap including an elongate arcuate hand guard member extending from the end cap; an adjustable depth cutting blade extending laterally from the cable-splitting end of the elongate body; a pair of rollers disposed in the frustoconical end portion of the elongate body, the rollers extending outward on opposite sides of the blade; a pair of elongate, substantially arcuate cable guide members forming a claw, the claw extending from the aperture in the frustoconical portion, the claw being adjustable to a diameter size of a cable for guiding the cable into a path so that the sheath of the cable is cut by the blade without nicking wires encased in the cable sheath.