Patent ID: 7318272

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: (a) first and second jaws rotatably attached, respectively, to first and second handles, which are in turn rotatably attached to each other, said first and second jaws axially advanceable toward and retractable from each other by, respectively, advancing said first and second handles toward and away from each other; (b) when advanced toward each other, said first and second jaws firmly attaching an end connector to a cable, elements of said end connector being loosely attached to said cable when said cable and said elements are placed between said first and second jaws before firm attachment of said elements to said cable; (c) said first jaw having a support movable between first and second positions; (d) when said support is in said first position, a first surface of said support to abut a proximal surface of said end connector; and (e) when said support is in said second position, a second surface of said support to abut said proximal surface.