The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.

Robert J Maselek

Marvin A Biren

Jon P Boudreau

Herald S Sulahian

A torque amplifier for increasing torque applied to rotatable connectors, including a generally perimetrical member for rotation about a central axis; means for inwardly biasing that perimetrical member; connector gripping means carried by said perimetrical member and inwardly directed by said means for biasing; and at least one salient portion extending from the perimetrical member generally in the direction of the axis of rotation of the perimetrical member for increasing applied torque; and a method and a tool for engaging and disengaging the torque amplifier with the connector.

Torque amplifier

A contact insertion and removal tool including a removable, replaceable probe made of a hollow tubular member with a slot extending longitudinally from the tip at least part way to the upper end of the tubular member, the tubular member having proximate its tip a reduced outer diameter and enlarged inner diameter sized appropriately for the contact to be inserted and removed; a handle member, independent of the probe, having a passage for receiving the upper end of the tubular member; and means for rotatably securing the probe and handle.

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Framingham, MA, United States of America

Robert J Maselek