Patent ID: 7698810

Claim:
A contact extraction tool for use with a wire harness connector, said connector including an insulative housing with a plurality of passageways therein, respectively; a plurality of contacts disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectively, for connecting to wires; the housing defining a side face forming a plurality of flexible latches thereof to latch the corresponding contacts in the corresponding passageways, respectively; a mating face of said housing being communicatively exposed to an exterior for mating consideration, said contact extraction tool being configured to be coupled to the mating face and including: an actuating device for engageably urging the flexible latch to move for releasing the corresponding contact during repairing; and a registration post for insertion into the corresponding passageway from the mating face; wherein the actuating device includes a lifting tab having not only a tapered structure for deflecting the flexible latch of the housing of the connector but also a confrontation head for pushing the contact to leave the corresponding passageway.