Assembly tool for electrical connectors

A tool for use by an operator in attaching and securing a bushing assembly within an electrical connector and subsequently connecting and disconnecting the electrical connector and a terminal of an electrical apparatus from a remote location through the use of an insulated implement, such as a hot-stick, the connecting and disconnecting being accomplished through the wrenching of a threaded fastener having a wrenching configuration thereon, the tool assuring that the connection is complete so as to establish a desired electrical contact and interference fit between the electrical connector and the terminal, said tool comprising:

• an elongate operating member having opposite ends;
• a wrenching configuration at one of the opposite ends, the wrenching configuration being complementary to the wrenching configuration of the threaded fastener for wrenching engagement therewith;
• wrenching means adjacent the other of the opposite ends for direct wrenching of the operating member for attaching and securing the bushing assembly within the electrical connector;
• attachment means for selective attaching of the tool to the insulated implement;
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• a torque responsive device coupling the attachment means with the other of the opposite ends of the operating member, the torque responsive device enabling rotation of the attachment means relative to the operating member only upon exceeding a predetermined torque indicative of the appropriate seating of the electrical connector upon the terminal with the desired electrical contact and interference fit therebetween so that such relative rotation serves as an indication to the operator that the connection is complete.