Secondary twist wire spreader tool

A tool for separating twisted wires, said tool comprising

• a bar having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end;
• and
• a pair of separator elements each having a post portion, a generally annular end flange portion and a blade portion, attached to the bar;
• wherein the separator elements are positioned so that the pair of post portions extend laterally from the bar parallel to each other from spaced apart locations, each post portion having a first end next to the bar and a second end spaced apart from the bar and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end;
• the generally annularly shaped end flange portions are positioned on the second end of each of the post portions and extend generally radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis of each post portion;
• and
• the blade protrudes outwardly from a periphery of each end flange portion and is angled away from the bar at an angle in the range of from about 5 degrees to about 50 degrees and away from the other separator element of the pair at an angle in the range of from about 45 degrees to about 135 degrees.