Patent ID: 7303220

Claim:
A connector tool adaptable to engage a cable connector having opposed side walls and a front wall for engaging a part, said tool comprising: a sleeve having a first end and a second end, and an elongated gripper slidably extending through said sleeve; said gripper comprising a handle at a handle end free of said sleeve, and fingers at a fingers end distal from said handle end to freely engage the side walls of said cable connector without contacting said front wall, wherein said gripper is slidable in said sleeve, and when said handle is slid to said first sleeve end, said fingers project from said second end free of said sleeve; and when said handle is slid away from said first sleeve end a sufficient distance for said fingers to be drawn into said second end; and said fingers lock said cable connector into said tool with a remote portion of said cable connector extending from said sleeve, said gripper having a cable slot and channel which freely slidably accommodates a cable attached to said cable connector.