Patent ID: 7921549

Claim:
A tool for connecting a coaxial cable connector to a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable connector having a central axis and first and second parts that are movable relative to each other along the central axis of the connector between: i) a pre-assembly relationship; and ii) an assembled relationship, the tool having a size and weight to be held and transported in the hands of a user and comprising: a frame defining a receptacle for the connector with the connector in an installation position and a part of the cable placed in an operative position with respect to the connector; and an operating mechanism on the frame comprising a plunger that is movable between a first position and a second position to thereby change the first and second parts of the connector in the installation position from the pre-assembly relationship into the assembled relationship, the operating mechanism actuated by a pressurized fluid from a container removably connected to the frame, wherein the frame defines a grasping portion that can be gripped in the hand of a user to hold the tool for operation and an operator having a part that can be repositioned from a first position towards a second position to thereby release fluid from the pressurized supply to cause the plunger to be moved from its first position towards its second position.