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Conductor insertion tool

US4656725A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 10, 1985
Grant dateApr 14, 1987
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53257
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tool for inserting a wire between resilient contact portions of a connector is presented. The tool has a handle portion and a reversible stem portion and the stem portion includes a body portion having a pair of blades extending from opposite sides thereof. The blades are generally in the form of I-beams and, in use, the channels at either side of the beam engage the connector contact portions while the web portion of the beam serves as anvil which supports the wire in the region between the contacts during insertion. The blades each comprise a pair of spatially displaced flanged members interconnected by a web member. Each flange member has width substantially equal to the width of the body portion.

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