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US 4,535,533 AGranted
Cable connector seating tool
AssigneeGTE Automatic Electric Inc.
InventorsJames J. Grammas, Walter J. Moskal, Craig J. Witt
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Abstract
A tool for facilitating the insertion of miniature cable connectors into mating receptacles from both top and bottom. The bottom includes guide arms to maintain the contact pins in proper alignment until entry into a mating receptacle is made.
Claims2
A generally "U" shaped tool for facilitating the insertion of a multi-contact miniature connector having a pair of parallel rows of contact pins into a complimentary receptacle and comprising:
- a base portion and a spaced apart pair of parallel arms attached thereto and adapted to receive a connector body therebetween;
- a first of said arms including a first outer tine, a central tine and second outer tine, said central tine thus limiting inward displacement and said outer tines preventing any outward displacement of the contact pins of a contained connector,
- a second of said arms including a handle attached thereto for ease of handling said tool, said handle comprises a rod slanted at an angle with its free end leaning toward said base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.