Connector compression tool
View Patent ↗A connector compression tool is provided wherein the tool includes a handle, pivotally moveable from a second position to a first position, a body, configured to compress together when the handle is moved to the first position, wherein the body includes at least two centering openings having different widths to accommodate differently configured connectors having different diameters and different lengths.
1. A connector compression tool comprising:
a handle, pivotally moveable from a second position to a first position; and
a body, wherein the body includes a first body portion moveable with respect to a second body portion such that the first and second body portions may operatively compress together when the handle is maneuvered to a first position, wherein the first body portion includes a first wall, the first wall having a single top and a plurality of adjoining openings extending from the top and having different widths to accommodate connectors having different diameters, wherein each opening of the plurality of adjoining openings also extends through the entire thickness of the first wall, wherein a center of a first opening of the plurality of openings is located farther from the top of the first wall than a center of a second opening of the plurality of openings.
2. The connector compression tool of claim 1 , further including a jaw having a fixed geometry, the jaw operably associated with the body, wherein the jaw includes a single top and a plurality of adjoining openings extending from the top and having different widths to accommodate connectors having different diameters, wherein each opening of the plurality of adjoining openings also extends through the entire thickness of the jaw, wherein a center of a first opening of the plurality of openings is located farther from the top of the jaw than a center of a second opening of the plurality of openings.
3. The connector compression tool of claim 2 , wherein the jaw and the first wall act as a set and are moveable with respect to each other as the body is compressed.
4. The connector compression tool of claim 2 , wherein the jaw includes a countersunk surface.
5. The connector compression tool of claim 2 , wherein the first wall and the jaw mate to form a countersunk surface.
6. The connector compression tool of claim 2 , wherein the jaw includes a counterbored surface.
7. The connector compression tool of claim 2 , wherein the first wall and the jaw mate to form a counterbored surface.
8. The connector compression tool of claim 2 , wherein the first wall and the second wall are symmetrical in design.
9. The connector compression tool of claim 1 , wherein the first wall accommodates connectors of the same length.
10. The connector compression tool of claim 1 , wherein the first wall accommodates connectors of different lengths.
11. The connector compression tool of claim 1 , wherein the first wall includes a countersunk surface.
12. The connector compression tool of claim 1 , wherein the first wall includes a counterbored surface.
13. The connector compression tool of claim 1 further comprising another handle, wherein the another handle is moveable with respect to the second position and the first position.
14. The connector compression tool of claim 1 , wherein the first wall accommodates connectors of the same length.
15. The connector compression tool of claim 1 , wherein the first wall accommodates connectors of different lengths.
16. A connector compression tool comprising:
a handle, pivotally moveable from a second position to a first position; and
a body, wherein the body includes a first body portion moveable with respect to a second body portion such that the first and second body portions may operatively compress together when the handle is maneuvered to a first position, wherein the first body portion includes a first wall and the second body portion includes a second wall, the first wall including a single top and a plurality of adjoining slots extending from the top, each of the slots having different centers positioned different distances from the top, and each of the slots having different widths to accommodate connectors having different diameters, wherein each opening of the plurality of adjoining slots extends through the entire thickness of the first wall, and the second wall including a single top and a plurality of adjoining slots extending from the top, each of the slots having different centers positioned different distances from the top, and each of the slots having different widths to accommodate connectors having different diameters, wherein each opening of the plurality of adjoining slots extends through the entire thickness of the second wall.
17. The connector compression tool of claim 16 wherein the second wall includes a single top and a slot extending from the top of the second wall and through an entire thickness of the second wall, the slot including a first opening and a second opening, the second opening extending from the first opening and having a smaller maximum width than the first opening, wherein the first opening is located closer to the top than a center of the second opening.
18. A connector compression tool comprising:
a handle, pivotally moveable from a second position to a first position; and
a body, wherein the body includes a first wall moveable with respect to a second wall such that the first and second walls may operatively compress together when the handle is maneuvered to a first position,
wherein the first wall includes a single top and a slot extending from the top of the first wall and through an entire thickness of the first wall, the slot including a first opening and a second opening, the second opening extending from the first opening and having a smaller maximum width than the first opening, wherein the first opening is located closer to the top than a center of the second opening.