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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2021
Burndy, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);
Jeremy Jushchyshyn, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Andison Fernandez, Pennsauken, NJ (US);
Patrick J. Shay, Cinnaminson, NJ (US);
BURNDY, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a tool that grips a conductor interface of a wedge type electrical connector so that the conductor interface can be installed between a main conductor and a tap conductor being electrically and mechanically connected by the wedge type electrical connector. The tool includes a body, a carriage adjuster and a gripping carriage. The body has a first arm, a second arm and a back pad between the first arm and the second arm. The carriage adjuster is operatively coupled to the body, and the gripping carriage is coupled to the carriage adjuster. The second arm and the gripping carriage are used to grip the conductor interface in response to the operation of the carriage adjuster.