摘要 |
A tool is provided for facilitating removal and/or insertion of an electrical contact terminal of the type releasably lockable within a bore of an electrical connector body. A pair of elongated, hollow, half-cylindrical working members are mounted for movement between a closed position in which the members mate to form a uniform, open-ended, hollow, cylindrical working portion and an open position in which the working members are spread apart. In the open position the spaced working members are disposed for receiving a wire lead which may be connected to a contact terminal to be removed from, or inserted into, a bore in the connector body. In the closed position the hollow cylindrical working portion may be inserted into the bore without damaging the insulation surrounding the bore for releasing the contact terminal from its locked position therein. The working members are individually mounted on relatively rotatable hinge members having a pivotal axis radially spaced from the axis of said hollow cylindrical working portion, each of the hinge members being equipped with a pair of manually engageable wing grips or handles permitting selective manual movement of the working members between their open and closed positions.
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