Patent ID: 8604801
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: G01L,G01R

Abstract:
1. A connector testing tool comprising: a housing having a hollow body; a plunger contained in the hollow body and being movable within said hollow body; a male connector end connected to the plunger to be inserted in a female connector to be tested; an alignment sleeve having a shape for mounting the tool on to the female connector, wherein the alignment sleeve conceals a portion of the male connector end when the male connector end is in a home position, and wherein the shape of the alignment sleeve corresponds to a shape of the female connector for guiding, during operation, an insertion and removal of the male connector from the female connector; and a resistance mechanism which provides a predetermined amount of force resisting movement between said housing and said plunger, wherein the housing pulls away from the female connector when the male connector is inserted in the female connector, and the resistance mechanism resists movement of said plunger in the housing when said male connector is being pulled out of the female connector being tested.