Handled stiffener for deep well ignition cable terminal assembly

A handled stiffener for an ignition cable terminal assembly for connecting an ignition cable to a spark plug terminal which is located in a deep well in an internal combustion engine in which the ignition cable terminal assembly has a terminal which is attached to an end of an ignition cable and which is disposed in an elastomeric boot which is adapted to sealingly engage an insulator portion of the spark plug comprising:

• a first member of relatively rigid plastic material which has a lower elongated collar portion for receiving an elastomeric boot of an ignition cable terminal assembly,
• the first member having an intermediate, elongated, open channel portion which communicates with the lower collar portion for loading the elastomeric boot into the lower collar portion through an upper end of the lower collar portion,
• the first member having an upper handle portion for manipulating the stiffener, and
• a second member of relatively rigid plastic material which is attached to the intermediate, elongated, open channel portion so as to increase the torsional rigidity of the stiffener,
• the second member including a stop for holding the elastomeric boot down in the lower collar portion of the first member.

A handled stiffener for an ignition cable terminal assembly for connecting an ignition cable to a spark lug terminal which is located in a deep well in an internal combustion engine in which the ignition cable terminal assembly has a terminal which is attached to an end of an ignition cable and which is disposed in an elastomeric boot which is adapted to sealingly engage an insulator portion of the spark plug comprising:

• a first member of relatively rigid plastic material which has a lower elongated collar portion for receiving an elastomeric boot of an ignition cable terminal assembly,
• the first member having an intermediate, elongated, open channel portion which communicates with the lower collar portion for loading the elastomeric boot into the lower collar portion through an upper end of the lower collar portion,
• the first member having an upper handle portion for manipulating the stiffener,
• a second member of relatively rigid plastic material which is attached to the intermediate, elongated, open channel portion so as to increase the torsional rigidity of the stiffener,
• the second member including a stop for holding the elastomeric boot down in the lower collar portion of the first member, and
• the open channel portion of the first member and the second member having complementary part circular grooves at their respective upper ends which hold a seal ring for sealing an upper end of a deep well in which the ignition cable terminal assembly and handled stiffener are inserted.

A handled stiffener for an ignition cable terminal assembly for connecting an ignition cable to a spark plug terminal which is located in a deep well in an internal combustion engine in which the ignition cable terminal assembly has a terminal which is attached to an end of an ignition cable and which is disposed in an elastomeric boot which is adapted to sealingly engage an insulator portion of the spark plug comprising:

• first and second members of relatively rigid plastic material;
• the first member having a lower collar portion for receiving an elastomeric boot of an ignition cable terminal assembly,
• an intermediate, elongated, semi-circular channel portion which communicates with the lower collar portion for loading the elastomeric boot into the lower collar portion through an upper end and for receiving a portion of the ignition cable when the elastomeric boot is loaded into the lower collar portion, and
• an upper handle portion for manipulating the stiffener;
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• the second member being attached to the first member and forming a closure for the intermediate channel portion,
• the second member including a clip for gripping and centering the ignition cable which is disposed in the channel and a stop for holding the elastomeric boot down in the lower collar portion of the first member, and
• the intermediate channel portion of the first member and the second member having complementary semi-circular grooves at their respective upper ends which hold a seal ring for sealing an upper end of a deep well.