Cable sheathing slitter for a wire stripper tool

A combination wire stripper and sheathing slitter tool comprising:

• a wire stripper tool having first and second opposing handles and first and second opposing jaws, at least said first jaw having a hole extending therethrough, said wire stripper tool having a jaw end and a handle end;
• a blade member having a blade member mounting portion with an opening therethrough and an integral blade portion including at least one knife-edge, said at least one knife-edge disposed outboard of said first jaw when said blade member is disposed in a mounting position with respect to said first jaw;
• a guard member having a guard member mounting portion with an opening therethrough and an integral guard portion;
• a fastener passing through said opening in said guard member mounting portion, said opening in said blade member mounting portion and said hole in said first jaw, said fastener mounting said blade member so as to limit rotational movement of said blade member with respect to said first jaw, said fastener permitting rotational movement of said guard member around said fastener between a first position in which said guard portion of said guard member confronts said at least one knife-edge to prevent inadvertent contact of a user with said at least one knife edge and a second position in which said at least one knife edge is exposed for use.

A combination wire stripper and sheathing slitter tool comprising:

• a wire stripper tool having first and second opposing handles and first and second opposing jaws;
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• a blade member having at least one knife edge, said blade member being movably coupled to said first jaw such that said blade member is selectively positionable in first and second orientiations with respect to said first jaw,
• said at least one knife edge of said blade member being disposed outboard of said first jaw when said blade member is disposed in said first orientation and said at least one knife edge being disposed in confronting relation with said jaw when said blade member is disposed in said second orientation.