Patent ID: 9099829
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A termination tool comprising: an electrical connector having a connector housing and a plurality of terminals in the housing configured to be electrically connected to wires extending from the housing, the electrical connector having a strain relief coupled to the exterior of the connector housing and the cable extending from the connector housing; a frame having a ram cavity and a connector cavity configured to receive an electrical connector therein; a driving handle coupled to the frame and movable between an open position and a closed position; a primary ram assembly received in the ram cavity and coupled to the driving handle, the primary ram assembly configured to engage the electrical connector and press the terminals into electrical engagement with corresponding wires during a termination action; and a secondary ram assembly received in the ram cavity and coupled to the driving handle, the secondary ram assembly configured to engage the electrical connector and terminate the strain relief to the cable behind the connector housing during the termination action; wherein the primary and secondary ram assemblies are actuated by the driving handle along different primary and secondary strokes as the driving handle is moved from the open position to the closed position.