Abstract: An installation tool for manipulating a connector comprising a latch. The installation tool further comprises a shaft, a handle attached to an end of said shaft and an installation tip attached to an opposite end of said shaft and fashioned from a single piece of material, said tip comprising a pair of opposed resilient gripping members defining a connector receiving region there between and a latch depressing portion positioned at an extreme end of said tip, said connector receiving region dimensioned to snugly receive the connector there between. When the connector is inserted between said gripping members, said gripping members grip the connector while said latch depressing portion simultaneously depresses the latch.