Abstract: A magnetic circuit (1) with coil having an electric coil (2) and a magnetic core (3), the coil (2) comprising a conducting wire (6) and an end plate (4) and connector (5) being arranged at respective ends of the coil (2). The coil is mounted on the magnetic core (3) which is formed of a tore-shaped magnetic wire.

Abstract: A front side extractor is shown which removes single connector pins from connectors utilizing high pin densities. The tool includes a sleeve that is aligned with a pin to be extracted and advanced to surround the pin. A shaft with a terminal wedge surface is then advanced through the sleeve to wedge the pin against the inner surface of the sleeve and capture the pin, thereby allowing the pin to be extracted as it is retracted, in unison with the tool, away from the connector. To enhance the ability of the tool to capture the pin, the sleeve inner surface is roughened to increase the frictional force retaining the pin against the sleeve wall surface.

Abstract: A terminal extracting tool, which can extract a male type terminal in a female type connector, having a beam member provided at a front end thereof with a lock release pin to abut on a flexible locking piece of a connector housing, a holder slideably receiving the beam member, and an elastic member provided in the holder in a compressed condition to push the beam member rearwardly. The front end of the lock release pin is placed behind a front end surface of the holder. The beam member has juxtapositionally at least two members to slide independently of each other, each pushed rearwardly by respective elastic member. The beam member is provided at a rear area with a grip divided for each member.

Abstract: The device is a tool for placing a split sheath around elongated items such as bundles of electronic cables. It comprises a guide bush which makes possible the opening of the sheath, a duct for the cables to be sheathed, lateral grooves for guiding the open sheath and is characterized by the presence of a lateral opening which allows the introduction or extraction of cables possibly already fixed at their two extremities during the use of the tool, as well as by the angle which there is between this opening and the duct for the cables in a manner to keep them in position in the tool be their own rigidity. The tool may have a handle for manipulation and for setting the tool in relative motion along the cables to be sheathed. The invention is also directed at the method for using the tool.

Abstract: A co-axial terminator press fitting pliers, wherein, an insertion opening defined by both inner sides of the linkage plate of the press fit pliers in relation to the other end of the cable jaw is provided to receive insertion by an insertion part defined by both sides of a press fitting block. The connection piece to receive the terminator is mounted through the press fitting block. The press fitting block is held in position on the other end of the linkage plate relatively to the cable jaw when the press fitting block is engaged in the insertion opening of the linkage plate. And the press fitting block is readily replaceable with another type of connection piece for the press fitting pliers to expand its applicability as a whole.

Abstract: The present invention proposes an improved retaining tool of heat radiator, which comprises a retaining tool for fixing a heat radiator on a chip socket. An L-shaped supporting board is disposed on the retaining tool. A tool is mounted on the supporting board to apply a force on the supporting board so that the retaining tool can be easily be loosened from the chip socket.

Abstract: 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 movement relative to the cartridge and to each other. A spring bias detent assembly forces the wire seating and wire cutting blades into contact with each other for longitudinal movement together relative to the cartridge. A compression spring resists longitudinal movement of the wire seating and wire cutting blades in the direction of the base of the cartridge by seating pressure applied to the cartridge. A cam is positioned to release the detent assembly thereby disengaging the wire seating and wire cutting blades from movement together after a predetermined compression of the compression spring. The release of the blades from movement together permitting the compression spring to drive the cutting blade to its cutting position to cut the wire.

Abstract: In a method of producing a microgripper including a grip finger 100 which has a coupling portion 100g that commonly owns one ends of three V-shaped edges 100v on an open end side, other ends of the V-shaped edges 100v being connected to a case 14, and in which the coupling portion 100g is connected to a moving portion of a translational driving section 12, and the coupling portion 100g is pulled on the basis of translational movement, whereby displacement amounts of the tip ends of the V-shaped edges 100v are inwardly magnified more than an amount of the translational movement, the method comprises the steps of: in a state where the grip finger 100 has three edge portions 101a in which the V-shaped edges 100v having the coupling portion 100g are developed in a substantially flat plane, outwardly bending the edge portions 101a at a substantially center; and inwardly bending the edge portions 101a at a vicinity of the coupling portion 100g.

Abstract: The present invention providing a compressing tool for a joint body to compress and connect an insertion component to conjoin with the stiff-jacketed cable, includes a multistage propulsion mechanism, a replaceable molding structure situated on the axial line of the multistage propulsion mechanism and away from the multistage propulsion mechanism at an axial interval for supporting the stiff-jacketed coaxial cable, and a handle bar gradually moving along the direction of the axial line toward the surface of the molding structure through the multistage propulsion mechanism, so as to make the joint body and the insertion component conduct compression and connection between the multistage propulsion mechanism and the molding structure, and to enable one end of the coaxial connector to shrink and conjoin with the stiff-jacketed cable.

Abstract: A tool (1) to insert a plurality of elongated flexible electric conductors (4) into the slots (3) of an elongated flexible insulating housing (2). The tool (1) has a passage (13) through which the housing (2) and conductors (4) move to have the conductors (4) urged into the slot (3). The passage (13) is bordered by a plurality of ramps (10) which engages the conductors (4) to urge them into the slot (3).

Abstract: An apparatus for installing and extracting a component on a printed circuit board includes an adjustable body having a first angled edge and a second angled edge. The first angled edge is formed with a flange engageable with a bottom surface of the component. The second angled edge is formed with a hook extending beyond the second angled edge. The hook is engageable with the bottom surface of the component. The adjustable body may include a first tab and second tab extending therefrom. The first and second tabs are moved toward each other to adjust the adjustable body within a range of positions.

Abstract: In this front face of an electronics card designed to be inserted into a housing through an opening, at least one of the edges of which opening is provided with a notched bar, that portion of said front face which is to be disposed in the vicinity of said bar is provided with at least one abutment surface for abutting against a drive member engaged through the notch when inserting said card into the housing or when extracting it therefrom. The method consists in inserting a drive member through one of the notches in said bar, in causing said member to bear against an abutment surface, and in exerting a pivot force on said drive member to pivot it about the zone via which it bears against an edge of the notch, so that a force is transmitted to the front face, at the abutment surface, in a direction corresponding to inserting the card or to extracting the card.

Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating the insertion and extraction of a PC board into and from a card cage, comprising a mounting body, an engager, and an actuator. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus has a ring-shaped mounting body having a clearance hole therethrough. The apparatus is slidably and rotatably mounted on a cylindrical rod through the clearance hole such that the apparatus is slidably rotatable along the length of the cylindrical rod. In operation, the engager is positioned in physical contact with the PC board in a notch in the board such that when a force is applied to the actuator, the engager is effected to urge the board to move in the direction of the force.

Abstract: A lifting handle temporarily attaches to the water jacket of a plug-in liquid cooled IOT to facilitate installation, replacement, or removal of the IOT. The lifting handle includes two gripping surfaces that conform to the surface of the water jacket of a plug-in liquid cooled IOT. The gripping surfaces are hinged at their rear ends and clamped with a toggle clamp at the front ends. The gripping surfaces may be shaped to provide convenient handling during installation, replacement, or removal.

Abstract: Terminal extracting tool which can extract a male type terminal in a female type connector easily and securely is provided.

Abstract: The present invention is a hand-held stripping tool. The tool is adapted for cutting an outer sheath of a first 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 apart curved sides conforming to the covered wires. The tool has spaced apart first and second jaw members adapted to be pressed together. The jaw members have cutting edges that receive a portion of the first cable along its length. The cutting edges define an opening configured to cut the sheath and the core without significantly cutting the insulation on the wires or the unsheathed ground wire when the jaw members are pressed together to form the opening. The portion of the sheath is then removed in one continuous process.

Abstract: A vertical member having a sliding member and the like is installed on the upper face of a base member which covers a cutting blade in a condition in which the cutting blade can slide in a horizontal plane. An operational lever is provided to extend from the vertical member and a rotational member, having a fixed sandwiching member and a rotational sandwiching member, is installed on the vertical member perpendicular thereto and in a condition in which it can be freely rotated. The band part is fastened by rotating the rotational member in a condition in which the band part of a band is sandwiched by the fixed sandwiching member and the rotational sandwiching member, and the cutting blade is moved by downward movement of the sliding member to cut and remove the band part.

Abstract: A corrugated tube with a longitudinal slit is loaded with electrical wires and the slit is locked. This process is effected using one device and in a single step. The corrugated tube is provided on its outer surface with circular peaks and troughs alternating along the axial direction. The portions facing one another across the slit are provided with convex and concave shapes along the circumference of the tube forming female and male locking portions. The male locking portion is inserted under the female locking portion, so as to lock the slit. An automatic locking device has a tubular guiding unit having a slanted tube part, and a tubular locking unit. The wires pass through the slanted tube part and the tubular locking unit. The tubular guiding unit is inserted into the slit, and the corrugated tube inside the tubular locking unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for transferring of integrated circuit devices or other devices into and/or out of a plurality of sockets includes at least one guide rod; a presser housing slidingly coupled to the at least one guide rod; a socket presser block movably coupled to the presser housing and a handle assembly. The presser block defines a matrix of cutouts and ribs and is configured to assume a first position in which the presser housing is slideable on the guide rod and a second position in which the matrix of cutouts is aligned with corresponding underlying sockets mounted to a board and in which at least some of the ribs push on the underlying sockets to retract contacts thereof to allow the devices to be transferred into and/or out of the underlying sockets through the cutouts.

Abstract: The fixture for dismounting a CPU from a portable-type computer system having a motherboard with a CPU-mounting location is provided. The fixture includes a first device capable of displacing, a second device and a third device. The second device receives the first device and limits the displacement of the first device. The third device is responsive to an external force and forces the first device to make displacement such that CPU is dismounted from the motherboard.

Abstract: A hand-held crimping tool is characterized by having an elongated body and a lever arm which is pivoted at one end to the body to actuate a plunger having a chuck and spring-loaded biasing member movable toward and away from a seat on a die portion into which a coaxial cable end can be inserted in facing relation to the biasing member, a plurality of crimpable connectors in succession being loosely assembled on each cable end between the biasing member and seat so that when the lever arm or handle is squeezed toward the body and imparts axial movement to the plunger to force a preassembled crimping ring on each connector to radially compress each connector into sealed engagement with the cable end, the biasing member will compensate for differences in length of said connctors.

Abstract: In handling electronic components during manufacturing or other processing, circuit devices are retained within a dual in-line processing (DIP) tube by inserting and securing DIP pins at each end of the DIP tube. The DIP pin apparatus inserts DIP pins into holes of DIP tubes by pressing a DIP pin positioned within a lower slot of a lower plate of the apparatus into a hole of a DIP tube. The DIP pin apparatus removes DIP pins from the holes of DIP tubes by lifting a DIP pin from under its head and removing the DIP pin from the DIP tube. By using the DIP pin apparatus in the handling of electronic components, the adverse effects of operator fatigue, component damage, and production inefficiencies are reduced.

Abstract: A crimping tool is disclosed for compressing a connector component radially onto a cable and for assembling a pair of connector components axially of the cable. The tool includes a pair of jaws relatively movable toward and away from each other. Each jaw includes a first stage recessed area combining with the first stage recessed area of the other jaw to define a crimping cavity for compressing the connector component radially onto the cable when the jaws are relatively moved toward each other. Each jaw includes a second stage shoulder area combining with the second stage shoulder area of the other jaw to define opposing arms for assembling said pair of connector components toward each other axially of the cable when the jaws are relatively moved toward each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tool for use in disengaging elements of an electrical connector comprising an elongated axial handle having a griping end and a forward distal end; first and second opposed arms extending laterally from the elongated axial handle adjacent said forward distal end; and laterally spaced first and second fingers ending forward respectively from said first and second opposed arms to be engageable with the electrical connector. A combination of this tool and an electrical connector and a method of using this tool are also disclosed.

Abstract: An assembly tool (1) for use with a retainer (2) comprises a handle section (11) having a curved surface for facilitating handling thereof, an operation section (12) having a cam shape, and an intermediate joint section (13) perpendicular to the operation section. In assembly, one end of the retainer is first mounted to an electrical connector (3). The operation section of the tool is then inserted into a pair of clamping walls (25) formed in the other end of the connector. The handle section of the tool is rotated to urge the operation section to simultaneously rotate thereby expanding the clamping walls of the connector. The retainer is thereby assembled to the connector from a top surface thereof. Similarly, disassembly of the retainer from the connector is also easily and quickly implemented by the assembly tool.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plastic housing structure of a board-to-board connector comprising a base seat and a top cap, wherein the base having a central protruded rib portion with a plurality of slots along the two lateral sides of the rib portion, a through hole being formed at the bottom portion of the slot and the external side of the slot being corresponding to a plurality of notches having a sloping guiding surface at the inner surface thereof, at the two ends of the rib portion, an engaging surface being provided for engagement with a top cap, and the top surface of the engaging surface being provided with a blocking block and a protrusion; and the top cap is provided with an engaging portion at the side thereof, and the bottom portion is provided with a plurality of protruded blocks having a wavelike surface at the inner side thereof, thereby, the base seat and the top cap are combined, and the protruded blocks are inserted into the notches.

Abstract: A clip assembly tool for grasping the finger and legs of a retainer and spreading them apart from one another includes a lower arm having a first clasp and an upper arm having a second clasp. The lower arm is pivotally attached to the upper arm. The tool further includes a wedge arm having a nose, where the wedge arm is pivotally attached to the upper arm. To use the tool, the second clasp is moved away from the first clasp and the retainer is inserted between the first and second clasps. The second clasp is then moved back towards the first clasp. The nose of the wedge arm then wedges the legs and finger of the retainer in first and second catchs of the first and second clasps, respectively. The second clasp is then again moved away from the first clasp. Since the legs and finger are securely fastened to the first and second catches, respectively, the finger is spread from the legs.

Abstract: The method of removing an epoxy bonded microelectronic component from a substrate includes the steps of heating a removal tool comprising a blade portion. The heated blade portion engages against the cured epoxy positioned around the edge of the component, and the epoxy is removed. The blade portion is positioned between an edge of the component and an adjacent portion of the substrate to lift the component from the substrate. A screwdriver receiving tip can also be attached to the removal tool. The screwdriver receiving tip includes an orifice that receives a screwdriver shaft that is freely rotatable therein. The removal tool is heated, thereby heating the screwdriver receiving tip and screwdriver shaft so that any screw to be removed is heated and removed. A tool is also disclosed for removing the microelectronic component from a substrate. The tool includes a removal tool comprising a proximal body and a distal heating end.

Abstract: A tool for removing an EMI/RFI shield assembly cover. The tool includes two body members arranged for reciprocating movement toward and away from each other over a limited distance. Each body member has a gripper member extending outwardly therefrom which, when the body members are spaced apart, slide over opposed sides of the shield cover. When the body members are subsequently moved together, the gripper members engage edges of the opposed sides of the cover so that subsequent movement of the tool removes the cover from the base.

Abstract: A tool for verifying the wetting of a “Hollow D” gasket adhesive sealing a panel, door or cabinet frame substrate and the like, including a pair of substantially symmetrical gripping surfaces having upper portions fastened together to receive a force gauge for measuring the upwards pulling on the gasket, and also having lower portions with inwardly facing extensions of a thickness equal to or less than that of the adhesive carrier for grasping the gasket when in place, and with a spacing between the facing extensions equal to or greater than the width of the adhesive carrier of the gasket.

Abstract: A front end portion of the inserted terminal position correcting jig is inserted into an opening formed in a peripheral wall provided extendedly from the rear portion of a connector housing, which opening functioning as its pivot center and having a correcting operation checking member therein, thereby to shift the jig toward the housing pivoting on the opening, and by this operation the jig is fitted with the rear end portion of the terminal which is still in an incompletely inserted state so as to shift the terminal to a completely inserted position and securely locked, wherein since the correcting operation checking member formed in the opening is removed when the front end portion of the jig is inserted, whether or not the correcting operation is perfectly done can be checked from outside by a removal or deformation of the correcting operation checking member.

Abstract: A pliers for forming electrical connectors includes a body, connecting members, a sliding block, and a pliers' arm pivotably joined together. The body includes a jaw, an angled handle, a recess in the jaw, and connector cavities. The sliding block provided in the recess includes an engagement portion slidable with respect to the recess. The pliers' arm has a top cam member being pivotably secured to the jaw. The connecting members are interconnected between the sliding block and cam member. As such, the pliers' arm is operable to pivot about the handle which in turn moves the sliding block through the pivotal movement of the cam member and the linear movement of connecting member so as to move the engagement portion into the connector cavities to press on connectors.

Abstract: An installation tool for installing multiple connector housings of a wire harness into engagement with opposing connectors includes a handle portion and a connector gripping portion. The handle portion includes openings that accommodate a user's hand and the connector gripping portion includes pairs of first and second engagement arms separated by intervening spaces. Individual connector housings of the wire harness are gripped by pairs of the first and second engagement arms which hold the connectors housings in a preselected alignment and orientation with the connector housings gripped by the engagement arms and with the opposing connectors.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insertion/extraction tool for inserting and extracting printed circuit boards from a card cage. The invention uses fewer parts than the prior art and reduces bending stress on the printed circuit board by simultaneously applying the insertion or extraction force to both sides of the plane of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A portable hand-held battery-powered crimping tool includes a gear housing containing a through bore receiving a driven gear having a crank arm that is connected by a drive link with the common pivot axis of a toggle device that pivots a pair of crimping jaws from an open released position toward a crimping position. The gear is driven by a reversible direct-current motor that is supported on the hand-held handle together with a battery pack. A releasable overrunning clutch is operated by a push button on the handle to disengage the motor drive from the drive link, whereupon the crimping jaws are pivoted toward the open released position by a biasing spring.

Abstract: A ZIF PGA socket tool (42) for releasably coupling a pin grid array (PGA) chip (22) with a "latch-less" zero insertion force (ZIF) socket (20) includes a housing (44), a sled (46), and an actuator (48). The housing (44) is configured to be placed in fixed relation to the ZIF socket (20). The sled (46) includes rails (84) that slidably couple with corresponding grooves (82) in the housing (44). The sled (46) further includes a shoulder (98) configured to abut an edge (40) of the PGA chip (22). The actuator (48) includes a pin (122) that is received by a slotted opening (118) in the sled (46). The pin (122) and the slotted opening (118) form a cooperative relationship such that rotational movement of the actuator (48) produces rectilinear movement of the sled (46) so that the shoulder (98) of the sled (46) imparts a pushing force on the edge (40) of the PGA chip (22).

Abstract: A tool for attaching a connector to an end of a cable by compressing the connector axially and driving it into a tapered cavity uses a light rigid O-frame. The tapered cavity is formed in a pair of die halves which are both pivoted to the frame and which are provided with oppositely mounted handles, allowing the dies to be opened by squeezing the handles together. Two different adjustment means are provided and the tool is provided with a full-cycle ratchet mechanism to ensure complete compression of the connector during each use.

Abstract: A tool (34, 144) is provided for extracting a contact (16, 112) from the front end of a connector, which not only has a sleeve (70) to release a locking clip (30) that holds the contact in position, but that also has a highly resilient grasping clip (80) that grasps the contact to pull it out when the tool is withdrawn from the connector. In a tool for a connector which has a barrel (29) lying within the locking clip and that has a smaller diameter location (32) forward of the barrel, the grasping clip (80) with spring fingers (86) lies in the sleeve at a position wherein the spring fingers can grasp the smaller diameter location of the contact to pull out the contact.

Abstract: Tooling is provided for inserting electrical contacts into holes (20) of a connector insulator (90), which enables easy setup for different connectors. The tooling includes a lower tool (12) for supporting a connector housing (14) and an upper tool (16) which is vertically slidable toward the lower one and which carriers insertion pins (30, 32) for pushing contacts into the insulator. The upper tool includes a block (22) having three long rows of pin passages (24) and a backup device (50) which lies over insertion pins lying in the passages to push them down. Insertion pins of a desired type (for inserting pin or socket contacts) can be inserted into selected passages corresponding to the particular connector into which contacts are to be inserted.

Abstract: A gripping tool for gripping a suspension assembly component of a disc drive includes a first planar gripping member connected to a second planar gripping member. The first and second planar gripping members each have respective first and second gripping surfaces that share common respective edges with respective first and second non-gripping surfaces. The first and second non-gripping surfaces having larger surface areas than the first and second gripping surfaces, respectively.

Abstract: For mounting a connector (2) to a board (1) with the use of a clip (3), a mounting apparatus (5) includes a board holder (51) for holding the board to extend in a first direction, a clip holder (53) for holding the clip to be opposite to the board in the first direction, and a connector holder (52) for holding the connector between the board and the clip. The clip holder is movable relative to the board holder in the first direction. The connector holder is movable relative to the board holder and to the clip holder in the first direction and is turnable around a predetermined axis extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The connector holder has a holder angle controlled around the predetermined axis in accordance with relative movement between the connector holder and the clip holder in the first direction.

Abstract: An adaptor tool for mounting components on printed circuit boards. The adaptor tool has two capture members that define an opening sized to receive the component. The capture members are linked together such that the application of torque to the adaptor tool by a torque tool via a connector results in the two capture members frictionally engaging the component and transferring the torque to the component. This allows the component to be mounted to the printed circuit board to a desired degree of torque. The adaptor tool can be sized so as to be able to mount a cylindrical heat sink to a bracket on a printed circuit board to a desired degree of torque.

Abstract: A tool to facilitate latching of an electrical connector to a mating electrical connector comprises a main shaft and a tool head extending at an angle from the main shaft. The tool head includes a wedge which is insertable between a housing and a latch arm of the electrical connector, wherein the wedge can be urged forwardly to facilitate the latching of the electrical connector to the mating electrical connector.

Abstract: A connector mechanical assist system incorporating a mating tool and a connector configured for being squeezably interfaced with the mating tool. The connector is composed of first and second components having a conventional interlock mechanism, wherein a passage is provided in each of the first and second components which align when the first and second components are initially mated to form a passageway through the connector. The mating tool is composed of a head and two blades pivotally mounted on a common pivot in a cammed and slidable relation to the head. The blades have opposingly oriented hooks at the distal end portions thereof, wherein the hooks are retracted when the blades are mutually parallel. Each blade has a cam surface which interfaces with a respective boss of the head. With the connector pre-staged and the blades parallel, the blades are inserted through the passageway of the connector so that the distal end portions project therefrom at an exit side of the connector.

Abstract: A terminal coupling pliers comprises a guiding block, a primary molding portion, and a secondary molding portion on the front side of a primary hand-grip, and cone-shaped grooves on the adjacent surface of the primary molding portion and the secondary molding portion, a secondary hand-grip pivoted on the central portion of the primary hand-grip, and a pushing block pivoted on the front side of the secondary hand-grip and being arranged within the guiding block wherein the pushing block having a terminal insertion hole on front side thereof. The pushing block can move toward the cone-shaped grooves as the primary and secondary hand-grips are pushed closely. During its application, the junction of the terminal coupled with the signal line is enclosed with a ring and inserted into the terminal insertion hole. By closing the primary hand-grip and the secondary hand-grip, the ring will be pushed, deformatively by the pushing block, against the molding hole to lock the terminal and the signal line firmly.

Abstract: A D-type connector unplugging tool comprising two metal arms, a plurality of positioning grooves, a handle, two U-shaped end sections and a push-pin assembly. The metal arms have a front end and a back end. The metal arms are coupled together at a back end and formed a clamp opening at a front end. The positioning grooves are located at corresponding positions on the metal arms between the front end and the back end. The handle is fixed onto the back end of the metal arms. The two U-shaped end sections are extensions secured to the front end of the two metal arms and each having a notch at its tip. The push-pin assembly further includes a main body having two ends locally fastened to the metal arms such that the whole push-pin assembly can slide along the two metal arms between the front end and the back end; also, there is a circular tube fixed to the main body and inside the tube there is a spring having two steel balls placed at each end.

Abstract: The present insulation displacement contact wire insertion tool that is used to enable a craftsperson to perform the various wire manipulation tasks required to insert and remove wires in insulation displacement contact connectors and terminal blocks. The wire insertion tool enables the craftsperson to place the wire in a stuffer blade that protrudes from the tip of the wire insertion tool while also threading the wire through a pair of wire cutting blades. The craftsperson can use the stuffer blade to press the wire into the insulation displacement contact and then operate the spring loaded cutting blades to cut the length of wire and receive an audible feedback that sufficient force has been applied to perform the operation. The single action of pressing the wire on to the insulation displacement contact both compresses the spring, installs the wire on the insulation displacement contact, and provides the audible feedback.

Abstract: An IC hand tool is composed of a base, a main body, a press rod, and two holding arms. The base is provided with a receiving space for locating an IC element. The main body is fastened at one end thereof with the base and provided with an axial through hole in which the press rod is located such that a cap of the press rod is located outside the top end of the main body and that a leg block of the press rod is located in the receiving space of the base. The main body is further provided with two protruded portions and a plurality of fastening lugs for fastening the holding arms pivotally. The holding arms are provided respectively at the bottom end thereof with a hooked body for holding securely the IC element which is located in the receiving space of the base. The IC element is handled by mainpulating the press rod with hand of an operator.

Abstract: A tool is provided for removal and installation of computer disk drive connectors of various sizes. The tool is a useful, easy to use, inexpensive device. The same device is a useful tool for removing hex head screws commonly used in computers. The apparatus is also lightweight and compact thereby making it easy to transport and store within the computer, and to use with one hand.

Abstract: A crimping tool is provided for attaching a connector to a shielded coaxial cable. One connector on which the tool can be employed is an improved BNC type connector including a sliding center pin which is movable into the interior of the connector, such connector also including a crimpable ferrule for holding the cable to the connector. The crimping tool includes a pair of opposed crimping dies for crimping the ferrule to hold the connector to the cable. A lower crimping die of the tool includes a fitted receptacle for receiving the connector. A pair of handles are coupled to the opposed crimping dies to drive the dies together to crimp the ferrule. The crimping tool further includes a driving member for pushing the center pin of the connector into the interior of the connector simultaneously with the closure of the crimping dies to crimp the ferrule onto the shielded cable.