Patent ID: 6293004
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B25B,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand-held crimping tool for connecting a sleeve portion of each of a plurality of cable fittings to an end of a respective coaxial cable wherein said tool is provided with a body having an end stop at one end of a cable-receiving channel, a plunger axially spaced from said end stop for supporting said sleeve in facing relation to said end stop with said cable end extending through said channel and at least partially inserted into said sleeve, and support means mounting said plunger for axial movement toward and away from said end sop whereby to force a crimping ring on said sleeve axially under sufficient force to radially contract said sleeve into crimpirg engagement with said cable end, the improvement in said tool comprising:force-applying means for axially advancing said plunger toward and away from said end stop; anda resilient biasing member mounted under compression between said plunger and said support means being operative in response to axial advancement of said plunger toward said end stop beyond a maximum distance required for contracting said sleeve into crimping engagement with said cable end for undergoing axial compression when engaged by each of said fittings whereby to compensate for differences in length of said fittings.