Contact retention test tool
First Claim
1. Apparatus for verifying the proper insertion of pins in a multi-pin connector, comprising:
- a tubular handle;
an annular casing received in said handle and secured thereto;
a tubular guide attached to said casing to extend therefrom along a common axis;
a cylindrical probe telescopically received in said guide and casing;
advancing means for urging said probe out of said guide and casing;
a peripheral groove formed around the exterior of said casing in subjacent alignment with said handle;
a plurality of bores communicating between said groove and the interior of said casing;
a corresponding plurality of balls each receivable in one of said bores;
a peripheral ball seat formed on the exterior of said probe for engaging said balls; and
urging means disposed in said groove and bores for urging said balls against said probe.
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Abstract
A hand tool for verifying the proper installation of pins in the insulation body of a multi-pin connector, said tool including a tubular handle having received on the interior thereof a cylindrical casing. Formed around the periphery of the casing is an exteriorly directed groove communicating through a plurality of radially directed bores with an interior concentric cavity. A plurality of balls are received within the radial bores, each ball being further urged into the interior by an associated follower or bushing. Disposed within the groove around said bushings are two rubber O-rings dimensioned to urge the balls toward the interior cavity. A probe provided with a peripheral ball seat is received within the interior cavity of the casing to be thus retained by the balls in longitudinal translation. The probe then extends through a tubular guide to terminate on the free end thereof in a probe tip which can then be pressed against the male pin of a multi-pin connector.
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8 Claims
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1. Apparatus for verifying the proper insertion of pins in a multi-pin connector, comprising:
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a tubular handle; an annular casing received in said handle and secured thereto; a tubular guide attached to said casing to extend therefrom along a common axis; a cylindrical probe telescopically received in said guide and casing; advancing means for urging said probe out of said guide and casing; a peripheral groove formed around the exterior of said casing in subjacent alignment with said handle; a plurality of bores communicating between said groove and the interior of said casing; a corresponding plurality of balls each receivable in one of said bores; a peripheral ball seat formed on the exterior of said probe for engaging said balls; and urging means disposed in said groove and bores for urging said balls against said probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Apparatus for checking the insertion alignment of pins in a connector having peripheral edges, comprising:
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a cylindrical probe; handle means including a central bore for partly receiving said cylindrical probe on the interior thereof; a peripheral groove formed around the exterior of said handle means; a plurality of bores communicating between said groove and said central bore; a peripheral ball seat formed on said probe in underlying proximity with said bores; a corresponding plurality of balls received in said bores; urging means disposed in said groove and bores for urging said balls against said probe; and advancing means mounted in said handle for urging said probe out of said handle. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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