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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7788788 | Tool for insertion or removal of electrical connectors A drive tool that may be attached to a driven tool which has a drive head, a shank, a tool body, and a longitudinal slot in the drive head whose upper end portion is sloped to provide a ramp, the drive tool being adapted to be pushed downward into a hollow end of th... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7644485 | Tool for connecting cable conductors The invention relates to a tool for connecting cable cores, in particular of insulated telecommunication and data cables, to an insulation-piercing contact element, with a ram, which is formed with a ram head, by means of which the cable cores can be pressed into th... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7356915 | Stripper tool for sheathed cable A stripper tool is provided for cutting an outer sheath of an electrical cable. Inside the sheath is parallel spaced apart insulation covered wires and a core member containing an uncovered ground wire between the insulation covered wires. The sheath has spaced apar... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353677 | Automated machine setup with modular tooling Apparatus and a method for establishing setup parameters for use in a machine. In one embodiment a tooling component is removably mountable to a host machine. The tooling component includes a memory that contains information defining setup parameters for the host ma... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325438 | Crimping tool for plug connectors having cable shield clamp means A crimping tool is provided for crimping upon on a shielded data cable a plug connector having a body portion, and a cable shield clamping portion that is initially angularly arranged in an open loading position, characterized by the provision of a pair of operating... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318271 | Device for assembling connector A process and device for assembling a connector is provided, by which the production efficiency can be improved by preventing the problem of insertion error from occurring in a step of terminal insertion into a connector housing in the manufacturing process of the w... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308815 | Terminal crimping pliers A terminal crimping pliers is provided, which is designed with a simple structure, and is used to improve the disadvantages of the conventional terminal crimping pliers, such as being difficult to be grasped and difficult for forces applied thereon. The terminal cri... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305749 | Wire terminal crimper A wire terminal crimper is comprised of a frame, a crimping bolt, an anvil, a detent pin and a wire guide. The frame has an anvil bore, a threaded bolt opening and a detent pin opening. The bolt is screwed into the bolt opening. In use, the bolt is tightened upon a ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7266878 | IDC tool with extended reach A tool system for inserting an insulated wire between knife blades of an insulation displacement type electrical connector, in which the reach of the tool is expanded by use of a an extension member easily inserted between a punch down tool and a wire end insert too... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263920 | Torque impact wrench A torque impact wrench having an elongated tubular metal housing. The front end of an impact wrench is secured to the rear end of the housing by a motor mount. The front end of the drive shaft of the impact wrench is inserted into the rear of an impact socket. The r... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243516 | Automated machine setup with modular tooling Apparatus and a method for establishing setup parameters for use in a machine. In one embodiment a tooling component is removably mountable to a host machine. The tooling component includes a memory that contains information defining setup parameters for the host ma... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231710 | Apparatus for securing wire connectors An apparatus for securing wire connectors includes a rotatable cylindrical member defining at least one chamber configured to store at least one wire connector. A frame supporting the rotatable cylindrical member is detachably mountable on a drill. A dispensing hous... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7172598 | Force specific impacting device An impacting device includes a hollow body and a movable member. The hollow body includes an inner chamber having an interior surface, the interior surface including at least one interference member extending radially inward therefrom. The hollow body also includes ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7117593 | Method for producing electrical connector An electrical connector and a method for producing the same are described. The electrical connector has an insulative housing and a plurality of metallic wires. The insulative housing has a plurality of slots formed therein, and the slots are defined with a width le... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7103968 | Cable terminating apparatus Apparatus and methods are shown for holding a plurality of wires of a cable in fixed positions relative to each other for assisting in the termination of the cable with a connector having plurality of contacts possibly of the insulation displacement type. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096564 | Wire end insert tool with replaceable cutting blade A tool assembly includes an elongated metal tool body for forcibly inserting the end of an insulated wire into a telephone connector of the insulation displacing type, and having a separate and replaceable cutting blade removably attached to the tool body for cuttin... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073245 | Multiple-wire termination tool with translatable jack and cutting blade precision alignment carrier A tool that seats and cuts multiple wires inserted into terminals of a multi-terminal jack includes a support housing for a linearly translatable, and removable carrier. The carrier fixedly retains one of a blade head and a jack, and slidably retains the other of th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055361 | Pliers-type handtool having a crimping station A pliers-type handtool is provided for crimping an electrical connector upon one end of an insulated conductor, including a crimping drum that is mounted on a fixed member for rotation between first and second positions, and an actuating lever that is reciprocated b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051913 | Safety control circuit for direct current electromotive nail driver A safety control circuit for a direct current electromotive nail driver comprises: a direct current power source for supplying power to the circuit; a control and protecting unit having a security switch, a trigger switch and a stop switch; and a motor for driving a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6968726 | Press-connecting pliers for pins on electric communication terminals The pair of press-connecting pliers for pins on electric communication terminals are provided on the front and rear sides of thereof with three kinds of press-connecting grooves. One of the two sides is formed thereon a first press-connecting groove and a second pre... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6807728 | Crimp for a jack A crimping tool has a handle lever portion and a crimp portion with a press and a base housing. The base housing has a placement location with a recessed surface for engaging a jack and a recessed region for a cable. The base housing also has lateral regions that ha... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6796160 | Cutter/crimper apparatus and method A crimping and cutting apparatus having upper and lower die members, with each die member having matching crimping surfaces and matching cutting surfaces which define a crimping region and a cutting region. A cylinder and piston assembly moves the first die member b... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6785950 | Battery-powered wire insertion impact tool A battery-powered impact wire insertion tool that employs an electric motor to implement the impacting function. The electric motor is provided with suitable gearing that reduces its speed but increases its torque. An activator mechanism is employed to convert multi... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6708749 | Apparatus for stripping a coating from an optical fibre Apparatus for stripping a coating from a coated optical fiber. The apparatus has a pair of opposed blade holders, one end of each blade holder being adapted to releasably receive and retain a blade. The opposed ends of the blade holders are joined with a flexible me... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705002 | Harness wrap application tool A tool for inserting wires or cables in a flexible harness wrap is disclosed. The tool includes a first member and a second member connected to the first member. The first member has an extension member connected thereto, and a first nose portion extending at an obl... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6704992 | Cable punch assembly A cable punch assembly has a rod with first and second ends, and a base with first and second faces. The second end of the rod is connected to the first face. First and second connectors extend from the second face. Each of the connectors includes two laterally spac... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6625867 | Impact tool cartridge with separate cutting and seating blades A tool cartridge for seating and cutting a communication wire in a terminal block. The cartridge includes a tool end and a base end. A wire seating blade and a wire cutting blade extend outwardly from the cartridge and are mounted for longitudinal movemen... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6615480 | Multi-piece punch down blade assembly A blade assembly for a punch down tool includes a base member having a mounting block. The mounting block is releasably attachable to the chuck of a punch down tool. First and second extensions are connected to the mounting block. Each extension terminate... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6601285 | Impact tool cartridge with fixed cutting blade and retractable seating table An impact tool for use by telecommunications personnel for the insertion of communications wires in a terminal block. The impact tool includes an impact tool cartridge having a seating blade and a cutting blade. The seating blade is retractable against a ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6421861 | Multipurpose tool A multipurpose tool includes a main shaft axially slidably inside a housing, a wire crimper holder coupled to the main shaft and locked by a spring-supported locking device, a set of wire crimper elements selectively fastened to the wire crimper holder by... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6415499 | Coaxial cable stripping and crimping tool A tool for stripping the jacket, conductive braid and dielectric layer of a coaxial cable to the correct length required for attachment to a coaxial cable connector, and for attaching the stripped end of the coaxial cable to a coaxial cable connector by m... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6401325 | Connecting tool The present invention relates to a connecting tool substantially for use in wire connections (31) for electricity or signalling which have to be brought into contact in a connecting clamp (30). The connecting tool is provided with knife segments (12, 47a,... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6301772 | Module jack wire crimping/cutting tool A module jack wire crimping/cutting tool is constructed to include a barrel supported on a spring in a tubular handle, two arched stop elements forced by springs to releasably close the rear end of the barrel and to stop a spring-supported bolt in the bar... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6273990 | Method and apparatus for removing a protective coating from an optical fiber and inhibiting damage to same A method for mechanically stripping the protective coating from a silica or glass optical fiber using a polymeric or soft metal blade having a hardness less than that of the glass optical fiber but greater than the protective coating. The blade is prefera... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6247230 | Impact tool head with cutting blades An improved impact tool head having separate and distinct pressing and cutting blades integrally molded therein. The impact tool head allows for independent and optimal material and dimensional design of the pressing blades and the cutting blades to minim... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6230387 | Optical fiber termination tool A tool for field terminating optical fibers has an optical fiber cable preparation area for cutting and stripping the optical fiber cables and includes a fiber optic plug termination area and a fiber optic jack termination area.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6212758 | Wire termination tool having an improved impact shaft The present invention provides an impact shaft for use in a pneumatic wire termination tool. The tool has a handle, a pneumatically driven piston and a head frame for engaging and terminating a plurality of wires to a corresponding connector at the same t... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6161278 | Method for inserting wires into a telephone jack connector A method of inserting color coded wires into a multiple position modular registered jack connector of a telephone connection interface is disclosed. Individual wires that have been exposed by stripping the insulator covering from the end of a phone line a... | 12/19/2000 |
