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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1993
Stephen M Cerquone, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Timothy L Elbin, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Richard L Oskowis, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Joseph F Stachura, Lebanon, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A tool for applying an electrical connector to an electrical cable comprises a pair of jaws relatively pivotable on a pivot axis between closed and a range of open positions. A first one of the jaws has a support surface configured to receive a bottom surface of the connector thereon, with the support surface defining a support plane for the connector. A second one of the jaws defines a nest for the connector, the nest having side walls disposed in respective planes at respective different distances from the pivot axis of the jaws. The side walls are arranged such that when the jaws are in the closed position the respective planes of the side walls are angularly offset from perpendicular to the plane of the support surface, and when the jaws are at some open position, the respective planes of the side walls are perpendicular to the plane of the support surface.