Patent ID: 6272738
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B25B,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand operated press for installing cable connectors by connecting an adapter to an outer sleeve of a cable terminator and one end of the cable in a sealed state, the press comprising:two handle bars each having a grip at a lower end, and a compression part at an upper end, such that, when a compressive force is applied between said two grips, said two compression parts move toward each other along an axial direction;a die set including a die holder and a replaceable die block, said die holder fixed to a first of said compression parts, and die block having a die cavity therein, and a flange formed at an end of said die cavity along the axial direction;a pusher rod axially apart from said die set; anda base fixed to a second of said compression parts with said pusher rod installed thereon so as to approach said die set along the axial direction when a compressive force is applied between said two grips.