Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device and method for securing soft tissue such as the long head of the biceps tendon (or similar) as well as free grafts or allografts directly to bone. The device is directly crimped to the preferred soft tissue. This is accomplished by the application of a crimping device to the implantable device and application of sufficient force to crimp the implantable device thereby fixing said device to the tissue in question. The complex of the device and the tissue/tendon can then be directly fixed to bone as necessary. Additionally, the same device and method can be used to connect one tendon to another as indicated.

Abstract: Pressing jaws for opposite arrangement in crimping pliers, the pressing jaws having ribs, which extend in a rib longitudinal direction and move into each other during pressing. A guide surface extending transversely to the rib longitudinal direction outside of a working region of the ribs is formed, which guide surface interacts with a guide protrusion extending from the opposite pressing jaw. In another version, the pressing jaws have ribs, which are designed to mesh with each other and which have a rib longitudinal direction. Crimping pliers comprise two plier jaws, which are provided with oppositely arranged pressing jaws having ribs, which extend in a rib longitudinal direction and which, during pressing, move into each other and delimit a pressing jaw opening.

Abstract: A crimping tool for producing a polyaxial bone anchoring device (1, 1?) is provided. The crimping tool includes at least one tip holder having a crimping tip and an inclined passage and an actuating member having at least an inclined leg, wherein the inclination of the inclined passage corresponds to the inclination of the inclined leg.

Abstract: A crimping pliers (1) includes a base (10), a guiding plate (20), a crimping member (30) and a compression handle (40). The base (10) includes a receiving space (11), a pivotal attachment portion (13) and an actuation section (14) having a crimping opening (141). The guiding plate (20) with a guiding hole (21) is installed in the receiving space (11) and corresponding to the crimping opening (141). The crimping member (30) is installed inside the receiving space (11) and comprises a connecting rod (31) attached to a sliding member (32) having a crimping portion (322) connected to the guiding hole (21) and corresponding to the crimping opening (141). The compression handle (40) is configured to drive the crimping portion (322) to move inside the crimping opening (141). Therefore, a uniform compression force is ensured to be applied to the connector and the conductive wire by the crimping portion.

Abstract: A tool for pushing a wire termination head holder towards a connector holder, the tool including a first arm and a second arm; a first assembly mechanically coupling the head holder to the first arm, and a second assembly mechanically coupling the head holder to the second arm, wherein a relative movement of the first and second arms causes both of the first and second assemblies to push the head holder towards the connector holder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positioning device for positioning an element to be crimped in a crimping tool, for example a wire end sleeve or an electrical connecting plug. The invention further relates to a crimping tool for crimping a connecting element to be situated in a pressing axis. To allow the element that will be crimped to be brought into the pressing axis, the positioning device has a retaining unit for retaining, about its periphery, the element that will be crimped. The retaining unit has a retaining opening which encompasses the pressing axis coaxially. The positioning device further permits the positioning of the element that will be crimped within the pressing axis, in order, in particular, to ensure the necessary insertion depth of the element to be crimped in the crimping tool. For this purpose, the positioning device of the invention has an axial stop, with which the position in the pressing axis of the element to be crimped can be defined.

Abstract: The present invention relates to crimpers and shears used in the jewelry making industry. The invention includes a new and improved set of tools for crimping multiple sleeve sizes used in the making of necklaces, bracelets, and the like. One embodiment provides a single tool that is operable for crimping bead sleeves of one or more sizes. Another embodiment combines both crimping and shearing functions in a single tool.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pliers head for crimping pliers. The pliers head comprises at least two dies for crimping a connector. A locator comprises at least one nest. The nest is configured and designed for housing the connector. According to the invention, the nest has a width which is at least as large as the distance between a first die and an adjacent second die of the pliers head. The locator has two crimping states: In a first crimping state, the nest is located at a predetermined position aligned with the first die. In the second crimping state, the nest or another nest of the locator is located at a predetermined position aligned with the second die.

Abstract: A hand-held tool for terminating connectors onto a coaxial cable has an elongated body and an end stop and plunger on the body, the plunger being controlled by a lever arm which will axially advance the plunger toward and away from the end stop to radially compress a portion of the connector into firm crimping engagement with the end of the coaxial cable. To accommodate different lengths of connectors, a plunger permits mounting of different length adapter tips to vary the axial spacing between the adapter tips and the end stop according to the length of connector being terminated.

Abstract: A crimping tool having an angled crimping portion and a method to use the crimping tool are provided. The angled crimping portion can be angled relative to the crimping tool handle or pivoting portion. The angled crimping portion can also be replaceable with various angled crimping portion having various angles. The angled crimping portion is also adjustable at different angles as needed by the user.

Abstract: To provide a method for shaping an electric wire end and a mold for shaping electric wire end, capable of shaping a distal end with a rectangular shape in sectional view by smoothly pressing conductors of plural electric wires without causing a reduction in strength.

Abstract: A tool (20) for a pipe fitting arrangement in which a pipe is retainable arranged within a housing (1) by teeth (13) of a grip ring (12) placed within the housing, the tool comprising: first engagement means for engaging the pipe, said first engagement means having at least one part (12) adapted to enter the housing around the pipe in order to force the teeth of the grip ring out of engagement with the pipe, second engagement means for engaging the first engagement means as well as the housing in order to locate the housing relative to the tool, and a handle connected or connectable with the second engagement means. The first engagement means being connected to the second engagement means via at least one first joint being in form of a pivot (24f) and/or at least one first spring means (38) in order to be at least partly displaceable relative to the second engagement means, and a method using such a tool.

Abstract: Connector structure for signal line and crimping tool thereof comprises a connector with a body having a plurality of passages formed therein for receiving a number of signal lines, and on the top surface adjacent to the rear end of the connector including a press member for pressing the signal lines. The passages includes a plurality of slots extended through the front end of the connector so that the cores of the signal lines can insert through the front end of the body, above the slots is provided with a through groove for inserting a guide member therein. Besides, a crimping tool includes two clippers which are pivotally connected together. Between the clippers is defined with a press mechanism for pressing the guide member and the press member, and the crimping tool includes a cutting mechanism to cut the cores evenly.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coaxial cable connector compression tool including an actuator and a body in operable communication with the actuator. The coaxial cable connector compression tool includes a first set of jaws operably associated with the body and dimensioned to receive and engage a first coaxial cable connector, the first set of jaws including a first recess and a second set of jaws operably associated with the body and dimensioned to receive and engage a second coaxial cable connector having different dimensions than the first coaxial cable connector, the second set of jaws including a second recess, wherein the first recess and the second recess reside on a single plane and extend in non-parallel directions. Further, the actuator is configured to trigger compression of both the first and second set of jaws at the same time.

Abstract: Provided is a coaxial cable connector compression tool comprising a resilient coaxial cable retaining mechanism, having a tool mounting portion, affixed to said compression tool and a compliant cable receiving portion configured to releasably retain a coaxial cable, wherein the cable retaining mechanism, which may be comprised or one or multiple pieces, bears minimal compression forces while positioned on said compression tool to hold said coaxial cable in proper alignment when said compression tool is operated. Moreover, a method is provided for retaining a coaxial cable in proper alignment during compression of a coaxial cable connector onto said coaxial cable.

Abstract: A hand tool is operable to crimp a tubular metal contact member concentrically about the stripped end portion of an insulated fiber optic light-wave conductor in spaced relation to the free end extremity thereof. A tensioning arrangement tensions the excess portion of the conductor that extends beyond the contact member, whereupon a cutting device engages the tensioned portion of the conductor to sever cleanly the excess extremity from the conductor. The tensioning arrangement serves to deflect the conductor excess end portion obliquely outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis of the conductor. Tensioning is achieved by a deflecting disk positioned normal to the longitudinal axis of the light-wave conductor, or by a guide bore contained in a conductor guide device attached to the tool body. Preferably, two contact members are simultaneously crimped on a pair of conductors, and the excess ends of the conductors are simultaneously tensioned and severed.

Abstract: A contact magazine loader for guiding the insertion of individual electrical contacts into a crimping section of a crimping tool. A magazine is adapted to be placed in removable and rotatable engagement with a hand-held crimping tool. The magazine is approximately cylindrical, has a plurality of channels evenly dispersed around the radial periphery of the magazine, and is preloadable with electrical contacts. Each preloaded electrical contact is positioned within an individual insert casing. Each insert casing is adapted to being linearly slideably received into one of the channels. As a shuttle assembly is moved into compressed configuration, an insert casing guides the preloaded electrical contact into the crimping section of the hand-held crimper. A trigger assembly allows a user, with a single movement, to cause the shuttle assembly to return to its released configuration, and to rotate the magazine to axially align a subsequent casing with the crimping section of the hand held crimper.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pliers head for crimping pliers. The pliers head comprises at least two dies for crimping a connector. A locator comprises at least one nest. The nest is configured and designed for housing the connector. According to the invention, the nest has a width which is at least as large as the distance between a first die and an adjacent second die of the pliers head. The locator has two crimping states: In a first crimping state, the nest is located at a predetermined position aligned with the first die. In the second crimping state, the nest or another nest of the locator is located at a predetermined position aligned with the second die.

Abstract: A double crimping tool for fastening an electrical conductor with insulation to a contact element, which includes a front crimping unit with a front drive cam plate and front crimping stamps for forming a front press section in the region of the stripped end of the conductor; and a rear crimping unit with a rear drive cam plate and rear crimping stamps for forming a rear press section in the region of the insulation of the conductor. The crimping stamps are displaced by rotation of the drive cam plates. By levers the two drive cam plates are connected to a shared force introduction element such that during the pressing procedure at first optionally the front or the rear drive cam plate is rotated by a predefined initial pressing angle while the other drive cam plate is made to rotate only after the first drive cam plate has attained the initial pressing angle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to crimping pliers for crimping a work piece. The crimping pliers comprise two hand levers. The hand levers are linked with tools or dies for applying a crimping movement upon the work piece. The dies are housed in a head of the crimping pliers. A locator has a pivoting degree of freedom with respect to the head around a pivoting axis which has an orientation parallel to a main extensional plane of said head and transverse to the degree of freedom of the dies during the crimping process. The locator comprises an activating element with an extension being designed and arranged such that said extension is located in the access area of a finger of a hand of a user of said pliers gripping or contacting the hand levers.

Abstract: A compression assembly tool for attaching a connector to a coaxial cable includes a tool body that supports a connector to be compressed in a compression head, a fixed handle, a moving lever handle, and an axially sliding plunger. The lever handle is pivotally connected to the tool body at the front end and to a link at the back end. The connection of the link to the back end of the lever handle and the placement of pivot points at opposite ends of the lever handle provides a scissor action appearance. The relative lengths of the lever handle, plunger and link and the placement of the pivots provides high levels of compression force and sufficient compression travel by the plunger to compress connectors of different lengths while requiring only a very limited handle opening angle, which allows maximum hand strength to be applied to the tool handles.

Abstract: Crimping apparatus for crimping separate parts of a metal sleeve arranged concentrically about the junction between a shielded cable and a plug connector, including a pair of colinearly arranged annular crimping dies that are operable by an annular operating member arranged concentrically about the crimping dies, such that upon a single angular movement of the operating member in a given direction from a retracted position to a crimping position, one end of the sleeve is crimped to the plug in one desired manner, and the other end of the sleeve is crimped to the shielded cable in another desired manner.

Abstract: A coaxial terminal connecting tool includes a second handle portion, a first handle portion, and a transmitting portion. The second handle portion has a receiving slot including a guiding assembly and a terminal receiver. The terminal receiver fixing the terminal element is formed at an end of the receiving slot. The first handle portion is pivoted to an end of the second handle portion. An end of the transmitting portion is pivoted to a first predetermined position formed on the guiding assembly and another end thereof is pivoted to a second predetermined position formed on the first handle portion. A length of the transmitting portion is adjustable. An end of the adjusting unit is arranged to a first predetermined position of the guiding assembly, while another end thereof is pivoted to the transmitting portion. The adjusting unit consists of a first sliding portion, adjusting portion, and a second sliding portion.

Abstract: A crimping tool is provided for crimping a workpiece. The crimping tool includes a crimping head having a crimping zone and a crimping jaw held within the crimping zone. The crimping tool also includes a workpiece holder having a holding element configured to hold the workpiece. The workpiece holder is pivotally connected to the crimping head. The workpiece holder is pivotable between a loading position and a crimping position. The workpiece is receivable by the holding element when the workpiece holder is in the loading position. The holding element holds the workpiece in the crimping zone for engagement with the crimping jaw when the workpiece holder is in the crimping position. A cover plate is held by the workpiece holder. The cover plate is movable relative to the workpiece holder between an open position and a closed position. The cover plate is configured to engage the workpiece when the workpiece is held by the holding element of the workpiece holder.

Abstract: A crimping tool with detachable cable connector tester includes a crimper body for crimping a signal connector to a cable, two pressing handles, and at least one cable connector tester. Therein, the two pressing handles are movably connected with the crimper body and have at least one fastening groove, the cable connector tester is detachably set in the fastening groove, and thereby construction workers can use the crimping tool to crimp the signal connector with the cable. After crimping, the signal connector can be inserted into the cable connector tester that is selectively attached with the crimping tool, so as to test the conduction between the signal connector and the cable.

Abstract: A method for installing compression connectors of various sizes and types on the end of a coaxial cable utilizes a tool having a base mounting a pair of movable anvils for engaging two different lengths of connectors. The movable anvils define an aperture which is shaped to permit easy entry and exit of a cable while still applying a suitable retention force to an inserted cable. A slidably mounted plunger cooperates with the anvils to compress a connector. One of the anvils has an aperture size that permits the anvil to squeeze or pinch an inserted cable and thereby restrain a cable longitudinally during initial seating of the connector onto a cable by means of the plunger.

Abstract: An adjustable driver pin connector compression tool comprising a body that is configured for receiving a plurality of different sized connectors. A sliding head assembly is slidably mounted within the interior of the body. The sliding head assembly being operatively coupled to a driver pin bolt moveable between at least two fixed driver pin positions.

Abstract: A cable terminal installer tool comprises a data comm jack terminal crimper having a pair of handles at one end and a crimper head at another end for installing data comm jack terminals on the ends of cables. The crimper head is operated by the handles to crimp the terminals onto wire ends of a cable. The tool further comprises a line tester including a transmitter and a receiver for testing an assembled data comm cable having jack terminals at opposite ends. At least one of the transmitter and receiver is detachable from the handles.

Abstract: A hand-held tool for terminating connectors onto a coaxial cable has an elongated body and an end stop and plunger on the body, the plunger being controlled by a lever arm which will axially advance the plunger toward and away from the end stop to radially compress a portion of the connector into firm crimping engagement with the end of the coaxial cable. To accommodate different lengths of connectors, a receiver is mounted on the plunger for insertion of different length adapter tips to vary the axial spacing between the receiver and the end stop according to the length of connector being terminated; and in still another form the body may include a hinged adapter adjacent to the end stop to vary the effective distance between the end stop and plunger according to the length of fitting being terminated.

Abstract: Provided is a coaxial cable connector compression tool comprising a resilient coaxial cable retaining mechanism, having a tool mounting portion, affixed to said compression tool and a compliant cable receiving portion configured to releasably retain a coaxial cable, wherein the cable retaining mechanism, which may be comprised or one or multiple pieces, bears minimal compression forces while positioned on said compression tool to hold said coaxial cable in proper alignment when said compression tool is operated. Moreover, a method is provided for retaining a coaxial cable in proper alignment during compression of a coaxial cable connector onto said coaxial cable.

Abstract: The crimping apparatus crimps a conductor of a FFC (flexible flat cable) to a terminal. The crimping apparatus has a crimping portion and a pressing portion. The crimping portion has an anvil and a crimper which pinch the terminal and the conductor of FFC therebetween. The pressing portion has a pair of stopping bars. The stopping bars each are inserted into a through hole defined in the crimper. The stopping bars of the pressing portion press the conductor positioned on a bottom wall of the terminal against the bottom wall. The crimping portion crimps crimping pieces of the terminal with the stopping bars pressing the conductor against the bottom wall.

Abstract: A surface mount insulation terminal is formed of flat deformable conductive member to provide a substantially uniform U-shaped cross-section to form a wire-receiving channel. One or more piercing spikes are formed on a bottom wall of the channel and point to an opposing open side through which a conductor may be introduced. Ribs inside the channel provide an interference fit with a conductor introduced into the channel. A crimping tool lowered into engagement with the terminal after it has been soldered to a PCB increasingly deforms the side walls of the terminal inwardly towards each other and towards the bottom wall to enhance the electrical and mechanical properties of the resulting termination.

Abstract: A wire crimping tool has two arms and an adjustable wire crimping device. The arms are pivotally connected to each other and each arm has a handle and a jaw. The adjustable wire crimping device is mounted on the jaws of the arms and has a duel crimping cavity and a threaded extension member. The duel crimping cavity is defined in a first one of the jaws and aligns with a second one of the jaws. The duel crimping cavity has an upper segment with a bottom and a lower segment. The lower segment is defined in the bottom of the upper segment and has a diameter smaller than that of the upper segment. The threaded extension member is adjustably mounted in the second jaw and has a crimping tip extending out of the second jaw and aligning with and extending into the duel crimping cavity.

Abstract: 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 handles that are pivotally connected for relative movement from an open position toward a partially closed intermediate position, thereby to displace the cable shield portion toward a crimping position in alignment with the plug connector body portion. A crimping arrangement is subsequently operable upon displacement of the handles from the intermediate position to the closed position to crimp not only the clamping portion concentrically about the outer circumferential surface of the shielded data cable, but also the region at the end of the plug connector body portion adjacent the clamping portion, thereby to crimp the female contacts of the plug connector onto the bare conductors of the cable.

Abstract: 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 crimping pliers can be extended with a small angle, through a vertical stopping slot combined with two stopping slots with oblique angles, and the terminal crimping pliers can be held closed with a small force.

Abstract: 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 wire terminal to crimp the terminal to a wire. The anvil fits within the anvil bore and contains wire terminal seats for holding a terminal in place during crimping. The anvil has a channel containing detent notches for aligning the wire terminal seat with the bolt. The detent pin projects within the anvil channel to align the wire terminal seat with the bolt and to secure the anvil within the frame. The wire guide is comprised of a wire support and the clamp. It maintains the position of the wire terminal and wire during the crimping process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for servicing a telecommunication junction box. The method enables a reduced number of tools to be utilized to service a telecommunication junction box.

Abstract: A crimping tool for connecting a cable fitting to the end of a cable is made up of an elongated body having a lever arm pivoted at one end of the body to actuate a plunger having a chuck at one end toward and away from axially slidable die portions on the body, and the die portions can be expanded to permit insertion of the connector sleeve and cable into engagement with the end of the chuck and contracted to apply a uniform crimping force to the fitting in response to an axial force applied to the chuck to increase the crimping force causing the die portions to be further contracted into crimping engagement following which the die portions can be expanded to release the fitting and cable from the tool.

Abstract: A compression connector crimp die is disclosed. The crimp die includes a first section and a second section. The first section connects the crimp die to a compression connector tool, and the second section is connected to the first section for crimping the connector. The first section also includes a locator mounted thereon.

Abstract: A compound indenter for a wire connector pin, the pin having an axial length and an opening at an end thereof for receiving a wire having an exposed portion and an insulation covered portion, the opening being sized to receive both the exposed portion and a length of the insulation covered portion comprises a first indenter having a plurality of indenting elements for engaging the pin in an axial location overlaying the exposed portion of the wire inserted in the pin and a second indenter having a plurality of indenting elements for engaging the pin in an axial location overlaying the insulation covered portion of the wire inserted in the pin. The apparatus advances the indenting elements of each of the first and second indenters generally concurrently for compressing respective sections of the pin into engagement with the exposed wire portion and the insulation covered portions of the wire.

Abstract: The pair of press-connecting pliers mainly have a first handle provided with a press-connecting die block, the press-connecting die block at least has two set of press-connecting sections allowing diversion and position changing, while the second handle can drive a press-connecting head to move toward the press-connecting die block to press connect a set of wire and pin in cooperation with the two set of press-connecting sections capable of being opposite to the press-connecting head after diversion; and by the functions of diversion and position changing of the two set of press-connecting sections, the press-connecting pliers at least can do press connecting of pins and wires of two specifications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal crimping machine capable of feeding different sized terminals, which includes a base body provided at a lower end thereof with a feeding platform for placement of terminal-chain; a punching mechanism having an upper crimper and a driving piece, the upper crimper capable of moving longitudinally on the base body; an adjusting mechanism provided with a fixing block and an adjusting screw, the fixing block fixed in the base body and the adjusting screw movably coupled on the fixing block; an auto-feeder having a fixing base disposed on a front side of the base body, and a first and a second driven pieces disposed in the fixing base in an interlocking manner, wherein the second driven piece driven by an elastic force to abut against the adjusting screw of the adjusting mechanism, and the second driven piece provided at an end thereof with a pushing block, the driving piece of the punching mechanism employed to drive the first driven piece, so as to enable the second dri

Abstract: A hand-held tool for terminating connectors onto a coaxial cable has an elongated body and an end stop and plunger on the body, the plunger being controlled by a lever arm which will axially advance the plunger toward and away from the end stop to radially compress a portion of the connector into firm crimping engagement with the end of the coaxial cable. To accommodate different lengths of connectors, a receiver is mounted on the plunger for insertion of different length adapter tips to vary the axial spacing between the receiver and the end stop according to the length of connector being terminated; and in still another form the body may include a hinged adapter adjacent to the end stop to vary the effective distance between the end stop and plunger according to the length of fitting being terminated.

Abstract: 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 press-connecting groove, while the other side is formed thereon a third press-connecting groove in opposition to the second press-connecting groove; so that the left and right sides of the press-connecting pliers are formed thereon two terminal holding seats respectively from the first press-connecting groove, the second press-connecting groove and the third press-connecting groove, thereby the two terminal holding seats at least can simultaneously do press connecting for pins on electric communication wires and electric communication terminals of three different types, this simplifies the size of the entire press-connecting pliers.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, an end connector compression tool, including: a body; supports to support a cable and uncompressed end connector parts; a compression member axially movable with respect to the body to fixedly attach the end connector parts to the cable by compression of the end connector parts; a handle rotatably attached to the compression member at a first pivot point; and a link rotatably attached to the handle at a second pivot point and to the body at a third pivot point, such that rotation of the handle from an open position to a closed position effects compressive fixed attachment of the end connector parts to the cable. The tool may have an integral coaxial cable stripping function included therein.

Abstract: A pliers head (1) for pressing work pieces includes a stationary die (20) and a movable die (19). A first element (15) is designed as a comparatively stiff housing (5). A second element (16) is designed as a lever (7). The lever (7) is subjected to a pretensional force (36). The pretensional force (36) has at least the value of a predetermined maximum pressing force of the pliers head (1). The first and second element (15, 16) are designed as separate parts, and they form a C-shaped mouth (14). The dies (19, 20) are located in the C-shaped mouth (14). A joint (10) is located at the first element (15), and it allows for pivotal movement of the second element (16) with respect to the first element (15). A stop (32) secures a parallel position of the stationary die and the movable die with respect to one another. As a result, the resulting pretensional torque counteracts the pressing torque, and the parallel arrangement of the dies (19, 20) is maintained.

Abstract: A unit for automatically crimping ribbons of flexible flat cable has a guide surface on which a ribbon of flat cable travels. A number of crimping stations are arranged vertically offset plumb with the plane of the guide surface and designed to crimp a connector onto an end of a branch of the flat cable. A number of tilting ramps have a first end even with the plane of the guide surface when they are in the tilted state and a second end even with a crimping station. The ramp tilts toward the guide surface on command so that a predetermined branch of the ribbon follows the ramp it encounters in its path as it travels along and so that it is directed to one travels along and so that it is directed to one of the crimping stations where it receives a connector.

Abstract: A method is provided for servicing a telecommunication junction box. The method enables a reduced number of tools to be utilized to service a telecommunication junction box.

Abstract: A compression assembly tool having multiple split bases for attaching connectors of different sizes to corresponding coaxial cables of different dimensions by compressing the connectors axially. The tool uses a light rigid O-frame and at least two pairs of split base supports located at different distances from a compression plunger driven by a lever handle. The handle is spring-loaded to the open position, but is held in the closed position by a wire bail for storage. The pairs of split base supports have annular bearing surfaces of different diameters that support the back of different connectors over a full 360 degrees. The split base supports are pivotally attached to the body, are held closed by a spring and are easily opened by squeezing push surfaces located on the split base supports towards each other to pivot the split base supports to the open position.

Abstract: 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 have frictionally engaging surface portions for clamping to wire ends. The press has a plunger and a housing with terminating blades for shearing excess wire from the cable when the tool engages a twisted pair cable to a jack. The blades cut the wires and the excess wire is discarded. The press and the base housing then disengage and the jack is removed from the tool with the cable in communication with the electrical contacts of the jack.