Abstract: A manually operable tool for inserting or removing contacts into or from electrical connectors, having an elongated handle housing with a spring-loaded longitudinally slidable member therein, the forward extremities of both the slidable member and handle housing having jaws in opposed parallel relation to each other, and operable to hold a contact under spring pressure or to release the contact when the slidable member is moved rearwardly.
Abstract: A hand-operated tool for scoring or severing the outer insulation layer or layers of insulated wire to enable the same to be removed from such wire. The tool includes a U-shaped member having a cutter block fixedly attached and a body member slidably attached thereto, with at least one circular blade eccentrically and adjustably mounted on the cutter block to transversely engage an insulated wire supported by the body member.