Maintenance tool and method of accessing power cables in a power distribution assembly

A method of accessing power cables in a power distribution assembly, the method comprising:

• providing a maintenance tool for accessing one or more power cables, wherein the maintenance tool comprises:
• a handle configured for single-handed ergonomic operation including an electrically insulated exterior surface,
• a bracket mechanically coupled to the handle, the bracket having a specialized cutout configured to support and stabilize the one or more power cables while reducing mechanical stress on a circuit breaker terminal of a circuit breaker in the power distribution assembly, and
• a locking mechanism integrated within the maintenance tool and operable through the handle to engage or disengage the one or more power cables from the circuit breaker terminal;
• and
• positioning the handle, the bracket, and the locking mechanism relative to the circuit breaker such that the handle and the bracket cooperatively enable installation, removal, and adjustment of the one or more power cables in the circuit breaker terminal without requiring removal of the circuit breaker,
• wherein the bracket positions the one or more power cables in a stable orientation, and the locking mechanism, in coordination with the bracket, operates to selectively secure or release the one or more power cables from the circuit breaker terminal, thereby ensuring secure engagement or disengagement of the one or more power cables from the circuit breaker terminal.