Patent ID: 9193048
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B25B,B25G

Abstract:
1. A wire nut application tool for the application and removal of individual electrical wire nut connectors and providing internal storage for a plurality of said wire nut connectors within said tool, said tool comprising: an expanded handle portion and a lower tool portion defining a hollow channel defining a channel opening and housing an inner expansion spring which is biased against and attached to a channel end; a pair of perpendicular and axially aligned linear grooves formed within said hollow channel, each said linear groove extending into said expanded handle portion, an offset groove shoulder and a laterally extending release slot forming a terminal end within said channel opening, wherein said individual and said plurality of wire nut connectors, which further define a pair of radially aligned wire nut extensions are loaded within said hollow channel with each wire nut extension slid into and retained within each respective linear groove originally into each respective terminal end of said linear groove and further into said extended interior segment against the force of said inner expansion spring, with the lowest said wire nut connector having said wire nut extensions contemporaneously held upon each respective said offset groove shoulder during application or removal upon an twisted applied wire bundle through rotation of said tool thereafter forcing the next said wire nut connector upon said offset groove shoulder for subsequent application and wherein each said offset groove shoulder forms a shoulder ridge with a slight upward transition between said offset groove shoulder and said linear release slot to prevent lateral dislocation of said connector extensions of said lowest wire nut connector from said offset groove shoulder until intended during application of said wire nut connector to said wire bundle.