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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7343940 | Wire comb A wire comb and method for assembling an organized bundle, such as a bundled cable, from a plurality of strands using the wire comb. The wire comb includes an inner component as a hub and an outer component as a collar. The hub has slots configured to accept the plu... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331155 | Clip feed arrangement A clip feed arrangement including a magazine bar for guiding a line of clips from a clip supply to a separating device of a closure apparatus, and a clip drive arranged in the region of the magazine bar. The clip drive has two drive elements which can be successivel... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7243688 | Device for reforming socket contacts An apparatus for reworking contacts of sockets is provided with an elongated member having a first formation tip, and a pair of arms having second formation tips, to respectively impart first and second profiles to first and second surfaces of a contact of a socket.... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198069 | Device and method for rotary manipulation of a plurality of wires A device and method for rotary manipulation of a plurality of wires for untwisting wires in armor shielded electrical cable installations. The device and method for rotary manipulation of a plurality of wires includes a shank portion, a pair of opposing jaw members,... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195041 | Tie wrench for bending fence mounting clips around fencing wire to secure fencing wire to a fence post A tie wrench for bending mounting clips to secure a fence wire to a fence post is disclosed. The tie wrench utilizes a hook that is positioned beneath the fence wire but above an outer portion of the mounting clip. The tie wrench is pulled toward the user to twist a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7134189 | Coaxial cable connector and tool and method for connecting a coaxial cable A connector for coaxial cable, and a tool and method for connecting coaxial cable. The connector may have a projection configured to extend into a channel defined by an inner conductor of the coaxial cable and to engage an inner surface of the inner conductor; and a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131637 | Device for inserting wire or cable into a loom A device for inserting wire or cable into a loom having a pre-cut slit along its length comprising a splitter means to separate the loom along its length and a wire insertion means affixed to the splitter means to guide at least one wire or cable into the loom as th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124786 | Linesman pliers with wire splice twister Linesman type pliers (10) that have provisions for splicing wires together. The pliers (10) have a right body (20) with a first jaw (22) on one end, and a handle (24) on the other end, and a pivotal bore (26) in-between. The... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108021 | Tie wrench for bending fence mounting clips around fencing wire to secure fencing wire to a fence post A tie wrench for bending mounting clips to secure a fence wire to a fence post is disclosed. The tie wrench utilizes a hook that is positioned beneath the fence wire but above an outer portion of the mounting clip. The tie wrench is pulled toward the user to twist a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104287 | Wire-untwisting tool Wire-untwisting tools and tool bits are disclosed. The wire-untwisting tool comprises a tool body, a movable member, and a spring. The tool body has a first channel extending inwardly from a first surface and a second channel extending inwardly from a second surface... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089971 | Guide tool for telecommunications cables A guide tool for organizing and identifying telecommunications cables during network cabling installation. Said guide tool is comprised of a solid, flexible material with multiple openings arranged in a curvilinear pattern around an arch. Cables are placed through t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082968 | Magazine strip for ratchets and tool for handling the same A magazine strip of tie ratchets (1) which are provided for holding the ends of ties for binding elongated articles such as cable harnesses and are connected to one another by webs (10), the width of which is not greater than half the ratchet width and... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073541 | Cable/wire dressing tool A cable or wire dressing tool includes a main body in substantially the form of a doughnut-shaped member having a center hole and front and rear surfaces. The outer periphery of the doughnut-shaped member has spaced slots in it, with each of the slots sized to slidi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069962 | Wire cutting and twisting tool with spool assembly and manual wire feeding mechanism A wire twisting tool with a spool assembly, locking mechanism, manual wire feeding mechanism, and cutting jaws is claimed. The tool is designed to quickly and efficiently cut wire and twist it, utilizing a series of matching grooves into which are placed two steel b... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055555 | Cable layout tool A cable layout tool with a rectangular body, including a bottom panel, two opposing sides, two open sides, and a channel located between the two opposing sides. There is also a lid attached to the top of one of the opposing sides of the rectangular body with a hinge... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032627 | Wire forming tool A wire forming pliers having opposed faces on jaws, each with a relief between the face and a pivot point of the pliers, the reliefs forming a recess, and a link loosely secured to the pivot point and carrying a post extending into the recess such that a loop can be... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6976512 | Wire comb A wire comb and method for assembling an organized bundle, such as a bundled cable, from a plurality of strands using the wire comb. The wire comb includes an inner component as a hub and an outer component as a collar. The hub has slots configured to accept the plu... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962173 | Wire handling tool element and method of use thereof A wire handling tool element includes a cylindrical body having a J-shaped hook on one end and a drill bit-type element on a second end. A wire is pulled out of a jacket containing a plurality of wires by attaching one end of that wire to the cylindrical body and at... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6924653 | Selectively configurable microelectronic probes Microelectronic components are commonly tested with probe cards. Certain aspects of the invention provide alternative probes, probe cards, and methods-of testing microelectronic components. In one specific example, a probe card includes a base and a probe carried by... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6766833 | Device for inserting wires into a tubular sheath A device has two half shells combined with each other and a connecting tab connected between the half shells. Each half shell has a wire-holding portion, a guiding portion and a gripping wing. The wire-holding portion has a semi-circular cross section, and the guidi... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6740015 | Torso exercise methods and machines A torso exercise machine includes a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface; a seat pivotally mounted on the frame; at least one handlebar pivotally mounted on the frame; and a link pivotally interconnected between the seat and the handlebar. The link constrains... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6668872 | Form tie breaker tool Form tie breaking tools are disclosed which include first members, second members and third members. Each member includes a first end and a second end. In particular embodiments, the second member is attached to the first member at either of the second en... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668871 | Wire weaving apparatus and method A unique wire weaving method using a new wire weaving tool that holds a multiplicity of wires in place during the weaving process. The tool includes a shaft supporting a head with a plurality of wire receiving holes disposed substantially equally thereabo... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6640839 | Arrangement for binding objects by means of a band loop The arrangement for binding objects (6) by means of a band (5), the ends of which are retained by a lock (4), having a magazine for a chain (11) of interconnected locks (12), a tool (1) with a guide channel (14) for the chain (11) of locks (12), a conveyi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6619332 | Snap tie breaker tool A snap tie breaker tool includes a handle connected to a body shaft with a locking brace and two receiving tubes attached to the body shaft. The snap tie breaker tool operates by sliding a concrete snap tie through both receiving tubes. The portion of the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6601615 | Secondary twist wire spreader tool A tool for separating twisted wire has a pair of longitudinally-spaced-apart parallel separator elements with each separator element having a post portion, a generally annularly shaped end flange portion positioned on the end of the post portion, and a bl... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6328250 | Method of mounting corona wire a corona charger housing of an electrophotographic apparatus and an apparatus for mounting corona wires An apparatus for mounting corona wires in a corona charger comprises a wire dispenser pen with an inner wall forming a hollow shaft adapted to receive the wire; and a support structure attached to the wire dispenser pen. The support structure is adapted t... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6131620 | Badge pin straightening and aligning tool A badge pin straightening and aligning tool for straightening and aligning bent pins on badges, service ribbons and decorations. The badge pin straightening and aligning tool includes a plate with first and second faces, a spaced apart pair of end edges, ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6085374 | Wire tie removal tool A wire tie removal tool is provided including a blade with a pair of planar faces and a periphery defined by a pair of elongated side edges and a pair of short edge edges. One of the faces of the blade is tapered at one of the end edges thereof to define ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5918337 | Fish hook screwdriver A multi-purpose tool comprising a fish hook screwdriver is provided to quickly and accurately trace electrical wires. The user-friendly fish hook screwdriver has a screwdriver blade to move, separate or spread a bundle or harness of wires and has a hook w... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5890390 | Method and apparatus for mounting, inspecting and adjusting probe card needles A method and apparatus for mounting, inspecting, and adjusting probe card needles used during testing of fabricated circuits. A build wafer, comprised of build and scrub target patterns, is used to mount and re-work probe needle assemblies onto a probe ca... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5853033 | Wire untwisting apparatus The invention presented is a wire untwisting apparatus for untwisting a multi-wire cable. More specifically, the inventive wire untwisting apparatus includes a plate having a wire engaging face and wire securing face, the plate having at least four wire g... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5816095 | Bending tool A bending tool for use with a human hand for bending the distal extremity of a guide tube of a medical device having a needle assembly slidably mounted in the guide tube. The distal extremity of the guide tube has a tip. The bending tool is comprised of a... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5777886 | Programmable lead conditioner A lead conditioning system (10) conditions leads (74) of electronic component package (30) and includes a rotary table (16) for holding electronic component package (30) and making accessible the leads (74). A conditioning tool (20) includes conditioner a... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5771945 | Wire preparation tool A wire preparation tool comprising a planar base member with two adjacent projections extending upwardly at one end of the base, a wire path defined between the projections and a plurality of wire grooves disposed below the wire path.... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5730191 | Pin straightening tool for a multi-pin connector A pin straightening tool for aligning a pin in a multi-pin connector. The pin straightening tool includes an electrically conductive handle having a beveled end and a hollow recess extending longitudinally into the beveled end. An alignment tip is connect... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5699572 | Combination cable spreader and cable driver The present invention provides a cable driving wrench assembly for thrusting and rotating a multi-strand cable mine rock anchor. The wrench assembly includes a wrench body having an open interior and a plurality of apertures in the wrench body extending i... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5636664 | Conductor preform remover A preform remover is more easily attachable to the conductor for removing a protective wire preform wrapped on an electrical conductor. The preform remover is also more easily operable by a single line worker, even in locations relatively inaccessible to ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5632086 | Jewelry wire bender A wire bending jig kit for making attachments used in jewelry making has a plate with four pins positioned on the plate in a cross pattern. Jewelry wire will be bent around the pins in a specific sequence to produce various types of articles, such as clas... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5601122 | Dual mode single device dual action lead forming tool A single device dual action lead forming tool uses standard long nose pliers as the basis of its construction. A set of lead forming elements is incorporated into each plier jaw element. Each set contains forming tooth and forming receptacle elements posi... | 02/11/1997 |
