Patent ID: 8112876

Claim:
A method of compressing a connector, said method comprising: providing a connector compression tool, wherein the connector compression tool includes: a handle, pivotally moveable between a first position to a second position; a body, configured to compress together when the handle is moved to the first position; and a jaw having a fixed geometry, the jaw operably associated with the body, wherein the jaw includes a single top and a plurality of adjoining openings extending from the top and having different widths and centering portions to accommodate and center connectors having different diameters, wherein each opening of the plurality of adjoining openings also extends through the entire thickness of the jaw, wherein a center of a first opening of the plurality of openings is located farther from the top of the jaw than a center of a second opening of the plurality of openings; placing a connector with the provided connector compression tool such that surfaces of the connector operatively engage centering portions of the jaw; and compressing the connector by maneuvering the handle from the second position to the first position.