Cable-stripping tool

A cable-stripping tool comprising two parts (1, 3;

• 7) which can rotate relative to one another about an axis and of which a first part (1, 3) carries a cutting blade (17) in the vicinity of said axis and a second part (7) of which carries a hook which can move axially and which is biased towards an end position relative to the cutting blade by means of a first spring means (50), wherein the hook has a concave side which faces towards the cutting blade and which functions to receive the cable to be stripped, and wherein the hook also includes a generally axially orientated stem (20) which is received in the tool, characterised in that a cam disc (5) is non-rotatably connected to the first part (1, 3) by means of connecting elements (4, 34) and can be moved axially along said first part;
• in that the cam disc has around its periphery mutually spaced engagement formations (70′, 70″) which are intended to co-act with a cam follower (60) carried by the second part (7) for setting the cutting blade in corresponding positions relative to the second part (7);
• in that a second spring means (4) is adapted to bias the cam disc axially into contact with the cam follower (6);
• in that the cam follower and the engagement formations are frictionally engaged to permit rotation of the cam disc (5) relative to the cam follower (60) upon manual application of torque between the first part (1) and the second part (7) on the one hand and to allow the cam follower (60) to remain in engagement with an engagement formation on the cam disc (5) against the action of a third spring means (51) which is adapted to rotationally bias the second part (7) towards a pre-selected rotational position relative to the first part (1) on the other hand.