Patent ID: 8464422
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: B21D,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compression tool adapted to connect a sleeve portion of a cable fitting to an end of a cable wherein said tool is provided with a body and guideways at one end of said body, a plunger, and means for axially advancing said plunger toward and away from said guideways, the improvement comprising: an extension tip releasably connected to one end of said plunger; and a plurality of die members having forward and rearward ends, the plurality of die members mounted between said guideways for slidable movement between a radially expanded position in which said cable fitting is movable into contact with said extension tip and a contracted position in which said die members are slidable into a radially contracted position, wherein positive advancement of said sleeve portion and said die members into engagement with one another causes said sleeve portion to be contracted into crimping engagement with said cable end; wherein said guideways include means for spreading said forward ends of said die members into the expanded position and contracting said forward ends of said die members into the contracted position, wherein on each of said guideways said means for spreading said forward ends includes forward inclined guide portions; wherein said guideways further include means for spreading said rearward ends of said die members into the expanded position and contracting said rearward ends of said die members into the contracted position; and wherein said guideways are provided with generally diamond-shaped recesses at one end, said recesses having convergent edges extending rearwardly in spaced, substantially parallel relation to said forward inclined guide portions.