Cable extraction tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10971857-B2
Application number	US-201514883960-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2015
Priority date	Oct 15, 2015
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

A tool 202 for extracting a cable plug 112 from a socket 203 including a cable remover portion 206 which actuates and disconnects the cable plug 112 is described and claimed. Various implementations include a user statically or dynamically actuating and gripping the plug 112 and mechanically or frictionally gripping, or both, the plug 112. In one implementation, the cable remover portion 206 includes a ball detent 302 and catch tabs 320 which actuate the cable clip 208 and catch the cable head 210 so that the plug 112 is mechanically gripped. In another implementation, a translational ramp 800 is supported in the cable remover portion 206 so that a user dynamically moves the ramp 800, which actuates the cable clip 208 and the force of the ramp 800 and cable remover 206 together frictionally grips the plug 112.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tool comprising:
a shaft;
an alignment member supported on the shaft, the alignment member comprising a transverse member with a first bounding member extending from one end of the transverse member and a second bounding member extending from an opposing end of the transverse member, the first bounding member including a first flange extending from the first bounding member and separated from the transverse member by a first distance spacing the transverse member and the first flange to receive a cable plug therebetween, the second bounding member including a second flange extending from the second bounding member and separated from the first flange by an opening sized for a cable coupled to the cable plug; and
a disconnecting member supported on the alignment member, the disconnecting member comprising a one jaw mechanism supported on the alignment member, the one jaw mechanism connected with a rod having a protruding member, the rod translationally coupled with the shaft having a handle supported on the shaft, the one jaw mechanism having a jaw member hinged to the transverse member, the rod supported on the jaw member whereby the protruding member causes the jaw member to move in an arc towards the transverse member whereby the transverse member and the jaw member actuates cable clip portion and grips the cable plug.

2. The tool of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the rod distal the jaw member is made of a flexible and resilient material.

3. The tool of claim 1 wherein the rod is translationally coupled with the shaft at a guideway, the guideway is supported on the shaft distal the handle supported on the shaft and distal the alignment member, the guideway defining an aperture through which the rod extends.

4. A tool comprising:
a shaft;
an alignment member supported on the shaft, the alignment member comprising a transverse member with a first bounding member extending from one end of the transverse member and a second bounding member extending from an opposing end of the transverse member, the first bounding member including a first flange extending from the first bounding member and separated from the transverse member by a first distance spacing the transverse member and the first flange to receive a cable plug therebetween, the second bounding member including a second flange extending from the second bounding member and separated from the first flange by an opening sized for a cable coupled to the cable plug; and
a disconnecting member supported on the alignment member, the disconnecting member comprising a two jaw mechanism supported on the alignment member, the two jaw mechanism connected with a rod having a protruding member, the rod translationally coupled with the shaft having a handle supported on the shaft, the two jaw mechanism having at least a first link, a second link, a third link being shorter than the second link, and a fourth link being shorter than the first link, the first link connected to the fourth link by a first hinge, the second link connected to the third link by a second hinge, the third link and the fourth link connected by a third hinge, the first link and the second link connected by a fourth hinge wherein the first link has a positive angle from a centerline defined by a line extending from the fourth hinge and between the first link and the second link and the second link has a negative angle from the centerline, the fourth hinge located on the first link distal the second hinge and fixed, the rod connected at the third hinge whereby the protruding member causes the first link and second link move in an arc towards the center line when the rod is moved translationally away from the third hinge and whereby the first link and the second link actuates a cable clip portion and grips the cable plug.

5. The tool of claim 4 wherein the rod is translationally coupled with the shaft at a guideway, the guideway is supported on the shaft distal the handle supported on the shaft and distal the alignment member, the guideway defining an aperture through which the rod extends.

6. The tool of claim 5 wherein the first link is supported on the transverse member by a spring.

Assignees

• Level 3 Communications Llc

Inventors

• Nguyen Joseph
• Skoglund Joel S

Classifications

• H01R24/64

  for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45 · CPC title

• H01R13/6335 Primary

  comprising a handle · CPC title

• H01R43/26 Primary

  for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) · CPC title

• H01R13/6272

  comprising a single latching arm · CPC title