Patents Assigned to A T & T Bell Telephone Laboratories
  • Patent number: 4451947
    Abstract: An electrical wire handling tool (10) is disclosed. This tool is useful for cutting jumper wires to any required length and at any location, for installing jumper wires into slotted beam connectors, and for removing no longer needed jumper wires from such connectors. The tool is comprised of a handle (20) which has first and second recesses (23,27 and 25,29) in oppositely disposed ends (24,28 and 26,30). In the first handle recess there is affixed means (40) for coupling electrical wires to the connectors. In the second handle recess there is affixed means (60) for removing electrical wires from connectors. The tool further includes a third recess (32) in an intermediate, internal region (31) of the handle which has housed therein means (80) for cutting electrical wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1984
    Assignee: A T & T Bell Telephone Laboratories
    Inventor: George Frieber