Patent ID: 7210327
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: B25B,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compression assembly tool for attaching a connector to a cable by axially compressing the connector, the compression assembly tool comprising: a body having an open portion defining a compression region for receiving the connector; a first pair of split base supports attached to the body at an end of the compression region, the first pair of split base supports defining a split base opening for receiving the cable and a perimeter of the split base opening acting to support an end of the connector as the connector is compressed; a handle; a plunger mounted for longitudinal sliding motion relative to the body, the plunger being driven by the handle between an extended position to axially compress the connector and a retracted position to allow the connector to be removed from the compression region; and a swing arm link, the swing arm link being pivotally connected to the body through a first pivot and pivotally connected to the handle through a second pivot; the plunger being pivotally connected to the handle through a third pivot, the first pivot being farther from the second pivot than the first pivot is from the third pivot.