Raytheon Company

Kenneth Leonard

Alan K Rubin

Daniel C Mcgowan

Matthew Krasne

Kyle Davidson

Jonathan Vega

A tool that facilitates handling and alignment of a Micro-D connector while installing or coupling to another Micro-D connector. The tool squares up and aligns the two mating connectors to each other prior to them making any contact in order to prevent misalignment and possible damage to either, or both, of the connectors.

Connector installation tool

A quick connect adapter is provided for locking together a pair of coupled or mated electronic cable connectors via axial movement of an outer sleeve of the quick connect adapter. The outer sleeve can comprise a plurality of protrusions formed inwardly about the outer sleeve. An inner sleeve can have a plurality of slots and a spring seat channel in open communication with the plurality of slots. A radial compression spring can be supported in the spring seat channel, and can be operable between an uncompressed state and a compressed state. Upon connecting a first cable connector body to a second cable connector body, and in response to axial movement of the outer sleeve in a direction towards the radial compression spring, the plurality of protrusions slide through the plurality of slots to engage and compress the radial compression spring, thus locking the connection of the first cable connector body to the second cable connector body.

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Waltham, MA, United States of America

Kenneth Leonard