Patent ID: 8424198

Claim:
A wire positioning tool for positioning a plurality of wires in a termination block, the wire positioning tool comprising: a handle; a positioning member operably coupled to the handle, wherein the positioning member comprises a plurality of notches; and a wire retention member retractably coupled to the handle and configured to slidingly translate with respect to the positioning member between a load position and an unload position, wherein the wire retention member comprises a plurality of wire engagement slots, and wherein in the load position, the wire retention member is configured to selectively secure each of the plurality of wires thereto in a respective one of the plurality of wire engagement slots, and wherein in the unload position, the wire retention member is retracted with respect to the positioning member, therein transferring the plurality of wires from the wire retention member to the plurality of notches in the positioning member, and wherein the positioning member is configured to position each of the plurality of wires in a respective terminal of the termination block.