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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2008
Joseph N. Castiglione, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Steven Feldman, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Richard J. Scherer, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph N. Castiglione, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Steven Feldman, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Richard J. Scherer, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A tool includes a housing and a plunger supported by the housing. The housing has one or more tines configured to unlatch at least one terminated cable assembly from an electrical connector assembly. The plunger is configured to at least partially remove the at least one terminated cable assembly from the electrical connector assembly. The tool can be used as an extraction and insertion tool facilitating the repair of high speed electrical connectors.