Patent ID: 11888280
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of installing a ribbon cable on a connector, the method comprising:
placing the connector within a connector retaining segment of a jig, the jig comprising a space defined between lower ends of the jig configured to accommodate a lower jaw of a tool; positioning the ribbon cable within a cable track of the jig;
aligning the ribbon cable across an open top of the connector, the open top formed between a cover of the connector and a housing of the connector; and
applying compressive forces against an upper surface of the cover of the connector using an upper jaw of the tool and a lower surface of the jig using the lower jaw of the tool within the space to urge the cover toward the housing to entrap the ribbon cable within the housing.