Compression tool with biasing member
AssigneeJohn Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
InventorShawn M. Chawgo
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Abstract
An assembly comprises a compression member configured to receive a force input from a compression tool and a frame including a cradle at one end, an end fitting at the other, and at least one structural member linking the cradle to the end fitting. The cradle is configured to engage one end of the connector and receives the prepared end of the coaxial cable. The end fitting is configured to detachably connect the frame to the compression tool and includes an aperture for receiving the force input from the compression tool. The structural member defines at least one surface configured to guide the compression member along the axis in response to the force input. The compression member imposes an axial force on the other end of the connector and is guided along the axis by the guide surface of the frame.
Claims8
A tool assembly operative to direct a force input along a longitudinal axis of a connector, the tool comprising:
- a compression member configured to receive the force input from a compression tool, the compression member comprising,
- a ram defining a bore;
- a plunger at least partially positioned within the bore of the ram;
- and
- a coil spring positioned within the bore of the ram, and configured to engage the plunger and an end of the ram, wherein the plunger is configured to biasingly engage an end of a cable connector;
- the tool assembly further comprising,
- a frame having a first end configured to engage one end of a cable connector and a second end configured to be detachably coupled to the compression tool, and at least one structural member connecting the first and second ends, the at least one structural member defining a guide surface extending along a tool axis, and
- a means for guiding the compression member along a surface of the frame such that the compression member:
- (i) aligns with the longitudinal axis of the connector and (ii) directs the force input to inhibit an introduction of a force couple when applying the force input, and compresses the ends of the cable connector to secure an end of the cable to the connector,
- wherein the compression member is configured to contact and be guided along the guide surface in response to an axial force imposed on an opposing end of the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.