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Tool for reconfiguring the pins of a tractor trailer electrical connector

US8146241B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Zinstar Innovations, Inc. · US

Inventors

Barry Thompson · Menlo Park, US
Richard J. Thompson · Ipswich, GB
Carolyn Thompson · Brooklet, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 2011
Grant date	Apr 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/53943
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tool for reconfiguring the pins of an SAE J560 electrical connector includes a handle and head. A plurality of openings provided in the free end of the head lead to a plurality of parallel equal diameter channels within the head. An elongate separator pin with a conical nose and a cylindrical body is concentrically fixed within each channel. The separator pins are configured to properly separate split electrode pins of an SAE J560 electrical connector, which inevitable deform through repeated coupling and decoupling.

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