Coax connector installation tool
US4730385A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53222
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a tool to aid in the attaching of coaxial electrical cable ends to a half of a coaxial cable connector assembly. In detail, the tool comprises a wrench to prevent rotation between the connector halves when the connector halves are joined. A shaft is included having a threaded end for coupling to the recess of the other connector half. Finally, a drive preferably in the form of a portable electrical drill, is used to rotate the drive. Thus, with the joined connector halves installed in the wrench, so that rotation therebetween is prevented, the shaft can be threaded into the other connector half and thereafter coupled to the drill. The connector half to which the coaxial cable is to be joined is aligned with the prepared cable end and fed into the threaded recess as the wrench and joined connector halves are rotated.
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