Patent ID: 7210379

Claim:
A rigging tool for use with a turnbarrel for joining ends of cables together, the rigging tool comprising: a first gripping member having a receptacle suitable for receiving a terminal end of a cable therein; and a second gripping member having a receptacle suitable for receiving a terminal end of another cable therein; and a translating means connected to said first and second gripping members for allowing said first and second gripping members to translate with respect to each other when the turnbarrel is rotated, said first gripping member comprising: a first arm affixed to one end of said translating means; and a gripper formed at an end of said first arm opposite said translating means, said gripper having a slot formed therein suitable for receiving the terminal end of the cable therein, said gripper having a plurality of slots formed therein in stacked relation, a lowermost slot of said plurality of slots having a narrower width than a width of an uppermost slot of said plurality of slots.