Abstract: A manual cable cutter includes a pair of fixed and shaking handles joined mutually in the upper part sides thereof, a spring for urging the pair of handles in the expanding direction, a fixed cutting blade disposed continuously in the upper part of the fixed handle, a turning cutting blade having a row of teeth formed on its arcuate outer face and having a basal end part turnably supported on the leading end part of the fixed cutting blade, a holdback claw rotatably disposed in the upper part of the fixed handle and adapted to be meshed by the spring with the row of teeth, a feeding claw rotatably supported on the shaking handle and adapted to be meshed by the spring with the row of teeth, a switch device for switching the range of motion of the shaking handle between a first opening position during the course of cutting motion and a second opening position during the course of releasing motion, and a release lever rotatably formed on the fixed handle for retracting the holdback claw and the feeding claw sync

Abstract: A hand-operated cable cutter includes a rotary blade-rotating mechanism comprising a first pinion and a gear which are provided on the side of a stationary handle and a second pinion which is provided on the side of a movable handle, a ratchet lever, and a detent pawl. The ratchet lever and detent pawl are operated to be switched between their respective different states relative to the second pinion, thereby enabling a rotary blade not only in the direction of cutting off a cable but also in the direction of releasing the cable.