Patent ID: 6108904
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A tool for aligning a ribbon cable having a plurality of conductors to a connector having a plurality of insulation displacement contacts so that each said conductor is in alignment with a respective one of said plurality of insulation displacement contacts for termination thereto, comprising:(a) a body having a longitudinal axis and first and second connector receiving cavities on opposite sides of said axis, said first and second connector receiving cavities being dimensionally different in size from each other;(b) a cable guide surface on said body having a plurality of flutes formed therein perpendicular to said axis;(c) a first locating surface adjacent one end of said first cavity arranged to position a first connector therein with respect to said flutes;(d) a second locating surface adjacent one end of said second cavity arranged to position a second connector therein with respect to said flutes, said second connector being dimensionally different in size from said first connector; and(e) a retaining plate coupled to said body arranged to urge a portion of said ribbon cable into aligned engagement with said flutes so that said plurality of conductors are perpendicular to said longitudinal axis.