Cable terminating tool

A cable terminating tool comprising a pair of elongated handles including a first handle having a tool holder at an end thereof projecting forwardly therefrom, said tool holder having an upwardly and laterally outwardly open notch partially defined by opposing front and rear end walls, said tool holder having a forwardly and upwardly open cable receiving recess in the forward end portion thereof opening through said front end wall, cable retaining means for positioning and releasably retaining an associated portion of a cable to be terminated and including a pair of cable retaining members supported on said tool holder and disposed within said notch adjacent said front end wall, said cable retaining members having opposing arcuate jaws supported for movement away from each other and to a cable receiving position and toward each other and to a cable retaining position, said jaws in said cable retaining position encircling an associated portion of a cable positioned therebetween and defining an annular rearwardly facing bearing surface generally coaxially encircling the cable, biasing means for urging said retaining members toward said cable retaining position, an axially elongated plunger assembly supported by said tool holder for axial movement in a direction generally toward and away from said bearing surface, a second handle pivotally connected to said first handle, and a toggle link pivotally connected to said plunger assembly and said second handle for moving said plunger assembly toward and away from said bearing surface in response to movement of said handles toward and away from each other.

A cable terminating tool for pressing an electrical connector into crimping engagement with an end portion of an associated axially elongated coaxial cable and comprising a pair of elongated handles including a first handle having a tool holder at an end thereof projecting forwardly therefrom, said tool holder having an upwardly and laterally outwardly open notch partially defined by opposing front and rear end walls, said tool holder having a forwardly and upwardly open cable receiving recess in the forward end portion thereof opening through said front end wall, cable retaining means for positioning and retaining an associated portion of an axially elongated cable received in said cable receiving recess and extending into said notch and including a pair of cable retaining members disposed within said notch adjacent said front end wall, pivot means for supporting said cable retaining members for pivotal movement relative to each other and to said tool holder about a common pivotal axis for movement generally away from each other to a cable receiving position to receive an associated portion of a cable therebetween and toward each other and to a cable holding position, said cable retaining members having opposing arcuate jaws for encircling an associate portion of a cable in said cable retaining position, said cable retaining members cooperating in said cable retaining position to define a generally radially disposed rearwardly facing annular bearing surface for engagement by an electrical connector received on the end of a cable to be terminated, biasing means for urging said cable retaining members toward said cable holding position and including a pair of springs, each of said springs acting between said tool holder and an associated one of said cable retaining members, an axially elongated plunger assembly of variable axial length supported for axial sliding movement by and relative to said tool holder, said plunger assembly including a plunger and a plunger tip connected to said plunger for threadable adjustment relative to said plunger to alter the effective length of said plunger assembly, said plunger tip having a front surface disposed in opposing relation to said bearing surface for engaging a connector to be crimped into engagement with a cable, and manual operating means for moving said plunger assembly in a direction toward and away from said bearing surface and including a second handle pivotally connected to said first handle and a toggle link connected to said second handle and to said plunger.