Patent ID: 9742139
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B25B,H01R,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of using a hand tool to couple together first and second cable sections, the method including the steps of: providing first and second cable sections including first and second cable connecting ferrules, the first and second cable connecting ferrules each having a radially outwardly extending sealing flange; providing first and second cable connectors, the first and second cable connectors each including a body having a connector passageway configured to receive and slide over the first and second cable sections, and a wall at a distal end of the body configured to engage with the sealing flange of one of the first and second cable connection sections; providing a cable connector hand tool including first and second hand tool members; coupling together the first and second cable sections; threadably coupling together the first and second cable connectors; coupling the first hand tool member with the first cable connector; coupling the second hand tool member with the second cable connector; applying rotational force to the first and second hand tool members, thereby tightening the first and second cable connectors; and visually examining an interface of the first and second cable connectors between the first and second hand tool members to verify that mating surfaces of the first and second cable connectors are in physical contact, such that the sealing flanges of the first and second connecting ferrules are fully seated in sealing engagement.