Hand tool for stripping insulation from wire

A hand tool for stripping insulation from the end of a wire comprising a first elongated handle, a second elongated handle, a first elongated gripping jaw, a second elongated gripping jaw disposed opposite to and extending in the same elongated direction as and arranged to cooperate with said first gripping jaw for holding therebetween the insulation on the wire, a body formed integrally with said first handle and first gripping jaw, a first pivot located on said body and said second gripping jaw is pivotally mounted on said first pivot, a second pivot located on said body and said second handle is pivotally mounted on said second pivot, said second handle including a first extension projecting from said second handle in the elongated direction thereof with said second pivot located in said extension adjacent said handle, said first extension having an arcuate cam surface thereon spaced from and extending generally transversely of the elongated direction of said second handle, said cam surface having a recess adjacent each of the opposite ends thereof, said second gripping jaw including a second extension projection from said first pivot in the direction away from said second gripping jaw, a cam follower on said second extension spaced from said first pivot, said cam follower arranged to contact and cooperate with said cam surface on said first extension, a pair of cutting and stripping jaws positioned between said first and second gripping jaws, a spring in contact with said cutting and stripping jaws and biasing said cutting and stripping jaws into the open position, said cutting and stripping jaws having first ends arranged to cut and strip the insulation on the wire and second ends spaced from the first ends, an elongated actuating member is pivotally connected to the second ends of said cutting and stripping jaws for displacing said cutting and stripping jaws in the elongated direction of said gripping jaws, a driving member pivotally mounted on said body and connected to said actuating member for displacing said actuating member and said cutting and gripping jaws, an engagement member located on said first extension, said driving member having a control surface thereon, said control surface having a selected shape and arranged to contact said engagement member, said driving member being rotatable relative to said first and second gripping jaws and said first and second handles, and said actuating member is pivotally connected to said driving member at a location spaced from said control surface.