# US 12,763,554 B2 · Device for providing enhanced electrical performance of a connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,763,554 B2 - Document ID: US12763554B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/138,939 - Filed: 2023-04-25 - Published: 2023-10-26 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2022-04-25 - Assignees: Ppc Broadband, Inc. - Applicants: Ppc Broadband, Inc. - Inventors: Robert Van Riel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12763554B2 ## CPC - H02G 1/005: {for cutting cables or wires, or splicing} - H01R 24/40: specially adapted for high frequency - H01R 43/28: for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups H01R43/02 - H01R43/26 - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A tool configured to cut a pin of a cable connector that may include a cutter portion and a gauge portion. The cutter portion may be configured to receive a pin of a cable connector to be cut. The gauge portion may be configured to include a receiving portion that is configured to receive a pin of a cable connector. The gauge portion may be configured to rotate relative to the cutter portion around an axis. The gauge portion may include a gauge thickness dimension that is configured to correspond to a predetermined cut length of the pin. The gauge portion also may be configured to permit the cutter portion to cut the pin received by the receiving portion to at least one predetermined length that is needed for an installation so as to provide uniform electrical performance of the connector, which may be a coaxial or hardline connector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for providing enhanced electrical performance of a connector comprising: an enhanced cutting assembly comprising: a cutter portion comprising: a first gripping portion that comprises a cutting portion; and a second gripping portion that is structurally arranged to be pivotally attached to the first gripping portion and comprises a cutting surface; a positioning portion that comprises a first gauge portion and a second gauge portion; an attaching member that is structurally arranged to attach the positioning portion to the cutter portion; wherein the first gauge portion and the second gauge portion are a single integral piece; wherein the cutting surface is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector to be cut between the cutting surface and the cutting portion; wherein the first gauge portion comprises a first through hole that is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector and the second gauge portion comprises a second through hole that is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector; wherein the attaching member is structurally arranged to extend along a central axis that extends along a central axis direction; wherein an entirety of the positioning portion is structurally arranged to rotate relative to the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion around the central axis during tool operation between a first position and a second position; wherein the first gauge portion has a first gauge thickness dimension that is structurally arranged to extend in a direction that is predominantly parallel to the central axis direction; wherein the first gauge thickness dimension of the first gauge portion is structurally arranged to correspond to a first predetermined cut length of a pin of a connector; wherein the second gauge portion comprises a second gauge thickness dimension that is different from the first gauge thickness dimension of the first gauge portion; and wherein the cutting assembly is structurally arranged to provide enhanced electrical performance of the connector by permitting the cutter portion to rotate relative to the positioning portion so as to cut a pin of a connector received by the positioning portion to different predetermined cut lengths in different positions of the positioning portion relative to the cutter portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the first predetermined cut length equals the first gauge thickness dimension of the first gauge portion plus a distance between an edge of the cutting portion and the first gauge portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the first through hole that is structurally arranged to extend in a direction predominantly parallel to the central axis direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the positioning portion includes a marking portion that indicates a thickness of the first gauge portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The tool of claim 4, wherein the marking portion is structurally arranged to provide a measurement of the first predetermined cut length. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the positioning portion is structurally arranged to be rotated to align the first through hole with a gap between the cutting portion and the cutting surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the first gauge portion comprises a recess portion that is structurally arranged to allow at least a portion of the first through hole to pass there through, and the recess portion is structurally arranged to receive a portion of a connector other than a pin. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the first and second gripping portions are structurally arranged to move toward each other such that the cutting portion cuts a pin of a connector against the cutting surface to reduce a length of a pin of a connector to the first predetermined cut length. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the cutting portion is a cutting blade. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the first through hole is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a coaxial cable connector. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the first though hole is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a hardline connector. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The tool of claim 1, wherein the positioning portion is structurally arranged to overlap a cutting edge of the cutter portion. ### Claim 13 A device for providing enhanced electrical performance of a connector comprising: an enhanced cutting assembly comprising: a cutter portion comprising a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion; a positioning portion comprising a first gauge portion and a second gauge portion; wherein the first gauge portion and the second gauge portion are a single integral piece; wherein the cutter portion is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector to be cut by the cutter portion; wherein the first gauge portion comprises a first through hole that is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector and the second gauge portion comprises a second through hole that is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector; wherein the positioning portion is structurally arranged to extend along an axis that extends along a positioning portion axis direction; wherein an entirety of the positioning portion is structurally arranged to rotate relative to the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion around the axis between a first position and a second position; wherein the first gauge portion has a first gauge thickness dimension that is structurally arranged to extend in a direction that is predominantly parallel to the positioning portion axis direction; wherein the first gauge thickness dimension of the first gauge portion is structurally arranged to correspond to a first predetermined cut length of a pin of a connector; wherein the second gauge portion has a second gauge thickness dimension, and the first gauge thickness dimension is greater than the second gauge thickness dimension; and wherein the cutting assembly is structurally arranged to provide enhanced electrical performance of the connector by permitting the cutter portion to rotate relative to the positioning portion so as to cut a pin of a connector received by the positioning portion to different predetermined cut lengths in different positions of the positioning portion relative to the cutter portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The tool of claim 13, further comprising an attaching portion that is structurally arranged to attach the positioning portion to the cutter portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The tool of claim 13, wherein the cutter portion comprises a cutting portion that is structurally arranged to be pivotably attached to a cutting support portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The tool of claim 15, wherein the cutting portion is a cutting blade. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The tool of claim 13, wherein the first predetermined cut length equals the thickness of the first gauge portion plus a distance between a cutting edge of the cutter portion and the first gauge portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The tool of claim 13, wherein the first through hole is structurally arranged to extend in a direction that is predominantly parallel to the positioning portion axis direction. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The tool of claim 13, wherein the first through hole is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a coaxial cable connector. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The tool of claim 13, wherein the first through hole is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a hardline connector. ### Claim 21 (depends on 13) The tool of claim 13, wherein the positioning portion is structurally arranged to overlap a cutting edge of the cutter portion. ### Claim 22 A device for providing enhanced electrical performance of a connector comprising: an enhanced cutting assembly comprising: a cutter portion; a positioning portion comprising a first gauge portion and a second gauge portion; wherein the first gauge portion and the second gauge portion are a single integral piece; wherein the cutter portion is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector to be cut by the cutter portion; wherein the first gauge portion comprises a first through hole structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector and the second gauge portion comprises a second through hole that is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector; wherein an entirety of the positioning portion is structurally arranged to rotate relative to an entirety of the cutter portion between a first position and a second position; wherein the first gauge portion comprises a first gauge thickness dimension that is structurally arranged to correspond to a first predetermined cut length of a pin of a connector; wherein the second gauge portion comprises a second gauge thickness dimension that is structurally arranged to correspond to a second predetermined cut length of a pin of a connector; wherein the first predetermined cut length and the second predetermined cut length are different; and wherein the cutting assembly is structurally arranged to provide enhanced electrical performance of the connector by permitting the cutter portion to rotate relative to the positioning portion so as to cut a pin of a connector received by the positioning portion to different predetermined cut lengths in different positions of the positioning portion relative to the cutter portion. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The tool of claim 22, wherein the thickness of the first gauge portion is in a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the positioning portion. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The tool of claim 22, wherein the cutter portion comprises a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion, and wherein the first and second gripping portions are structurally arranged to move toward each other such that a cutting blade cuts a pin of a connector against a cutting surface so as to reduce a length of a pin of a connector to the first predetermined cut length. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The tool of claim 22, wherein the first through hole is configured to extend in a direction at least predominantly parallel to a rotational axis of the positioning portion. ### Claim 26 (depends on 22) The tool of claim 22, wherein the first through hole is configured to receive a pin of a coaxial cable connector. ### Claim 27 (depends on 22) The tool of claim 22, wherein the first through hole is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a hardline connector. ### Claim 28 (depends on 22) The tool of claim 22, wherein the positioning portion is structurally arranged to overlap a cutting edge of the cutter portion. ### Claim 29 A device for providing enhanced electrical performance of a connector comprising: an enhanced cutting assembly comprising: a cutter portion structurally arranged to receive and cut a pin of a connector; a positioning portion structurally arranged such that an entirety of the positioning portion is structurally arranged to rotate relative to an entirety of the cutter portion between a first position and a second position; wherein the positioning portion comprises a singular integral piece having a first gauge portion and a second gauge portion; wherein the first gauge portion comprises a first through hole structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector and the second gauge portion comprises a second through hole that is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a connector; wherein the first gauge portion and the second gauge portion comprise different gauge thickness dimensions that are structurally arranged to correspond to different predetermined cut lengths of a pin of a connector; and wherein the cutting assembly is structurally arranged to provide enhanced electrical performance of the connector by permitting the cutter portion to rotate relative to the positioning portion so as to cut a pin of a connector received by the positioning portion to the different predetermined cut lengths in different positions of the positioning portion relative to the cutter portion. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The tool of claim 29, wherein the thickness of the first gauge portion is in a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the positioning portion. ### Claim 31 (depends on 29) The tool of claim 29, wherein the cutter portion comprises a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion, and wherein the first and second gripping portions are structurally arranged to move toward each other such that a cutting blade cuts a pin of a connector against a cutting surface so as to reduce a length of a pin of a connector to the first predetermined cut length. ### Claim 32 (depends on 29) The tool of claim 29, wherein the first through hole is configured to extend in a direction at least predominantly parallel to a rotational axis of the positioning portion. ### Claim 33 (depends on 29) The tool of claim 29, wherein the first through hole is configured to receive a pin of a coaxial cable connector. ### Claim 34 (depends on 29) The tool of claim 29 wherein the first through hole is structurally arranged to receive a pin of a hardline connector. ### Claim 35 (depends on 29) The tool of claim 29, wherein the positioning portion is structurally arranged to overlap a cutting edge of the cutter portion.