Patent ID: 8875387

Claim:
A tool for compressing a connector onto a coaxial cable, the tool comprising: a first compression station, including— (a) a first pair of gates, the gates having an open position and a closed position; (b) a first plunger for compressing the connector against the gates and onto the coaxial cable, the plunger having an open position and a closed position; and (c) an actuator in communication with the first pair of gates and the first plunger, the actuator having a first position and a second position, wherein the first plunger is in its open position and the first pair of gates are in their open position when the actuator is in its first position, and wherein the first plunger is in its closed position and the first pair of gates are in their closed position when the actuator is in its second position; (d) whereby when the actuator is moved into its second position: (i) the first pair of gates are moved to their closed position for retaining the coaxial cable and bracing the connector; and (ii) the actuator engages the first plunger with the connector to compress the connector against the first pair of gates and onto the coaxial cable; and (e) whereby when the actuator is moved into its first position: (i) the first pair of gates release the coaxial cable; and (ii) the first plunger is disengaged from the connector; and a second compression station, including— (a) a second pair of gates; and (b) a second plunger for compressing the second connector against the second pair of gates and onto the coaxial cable; (c) whereby when the actuator is moved into its second position the actuator is configured to: (i) cause the second pair of gates to retain the coaxial cable and brace the second connector; and (ii) engage the second plunger with the second connector to compress the second connector against the second pair of gates and onto the coaxial cable; and (d) whereby when the actuator is moved into its first position the actuator is configured to: (i) cause the second pair of gates to release the coaxial cable; and (ii) disengage the second plunger from the second connector.