Cable stripping knife for ribbon cables

3:

• The device of claim 2, wherein an end on each of the two guide elements that extend toward the free end of the slide have a reduced width, so that when the two guide elements tilt to an oblique opening angle, the two ends are able to move to a position in which they are side by side.

4:

• The device of claim 3,
• wherein the two guide elements are mounted opposite each other and each has a region with a reduced width that avoids a collision of the two guide elements when they assume inclined positions at an oblique opening angle.

5:

• The device of claim 1,
• wherein the each of the two guide elements is pivotably mounted.

6:

• The device of claim 1, further comprising:
• a bead that is provided on each of the two guide elements,
• wherein the bead reduces a clearance area in the second recess section.

7:

• The device of claim 1,
• wherein the guide groove is provided on the handle and the cable recess on the slide.

8:

• The device of claim 7,
• wherein the guide groove has a V shape that widens in a direction toward edges of the handle.

9:

• The device of claim 7,
• wherein the blade is longitudinally adjustable in such a way that it projects out of the handle to varying lengths in order to adjust the depth of cut in an outer layer of insulation on a cable.

10:

• The device of claim 7,
• wherein the blade is mounted so as to be spring-movable and is retractable into the handle against the action of the spring.

11:

• The device of claim 1,
• wherein the blade is a double-edged blade that enables incisions to be made in an outer layer of insulation on a flat cable in both directions in the longitudinal direction of the cable.

12:

• The device of claim 1,
• wherein the blade is mounted so as to be rotatable in such a way that it is selectively rotatable through 90 degrees in an upward and a downward direction, so as to enable the blade to make a cut in a circumferential direction of the cable.

13:

• The device of claim 1,
• wherein the slide has an opening surface that is used to move the free end of the slide away from the handle by applying pressure to the opening surface, thereby forcing the free end of the slide to move out from the handle against the spring force.

14:

• The device of claim 13,
• wherein the slide has a closing surface that facilitates moving the free end of the slide closer to the handle by applying pressure to the closing surface.

15:

• The device of claim 14,
• wherein the opening surface is on a first side of a protuberance on the slide and the closing surface is on a second side of the protuberance