Patent ID: 6230396
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An assembly tool for assembling and disassembling a resilient retainer to and from an electrical connector, comprising:a main portion comprising a handle section for facilitating handling thereof and a joint section; andan operation portion being substantially perpendicular to the joint section of the main portion, the operation portion having a first and a second pair of opposite side surfaces, the first pair of side surfaces being spaced a distance greater than a distance spaced between the second pair of side surfaces and being adapted for insertion into a corresponding groove defined in an end of the retainer, the distance between the first pair of side surfaces being measured in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the main portion, the operation portion being rotatable with the handle section of the main portion to enlarge the groove of the retainer, wherein the first pair of side surfaces of the operation portion comprises a pair of opposite convex surfaces formed by paring a cylindrical post, and wherein the second pair of side surfaces comprises a pair of opposite planar surfaces, the distance between the planar surfaces being smaller than the distance between the convex surfaces.