Wire Connector Driver
Project Leaders: Bruce DeRuntz and Christopher DeRuntz
Unit: Department of Technology
Brief Description:
A wire connector driver for the installation and removal of wire connector devices, comprising a housing, with a first internal cavity, for receiving wire nut connectors, the cavity having a series of curved protrusions extending radially inward and extending in a substantially perpendicular direction from the first surface and providing a variety of points where contact with wire nut connectors is established to transfer rotational and directional force, and a series of channels between the curved protrusions which accommodates the various shapes of wire connector devices of different designs. The wire connector driver also has an optional second internal cavity, for receiving hexagon-shaped drivers attached to screw guns or drills. A third surface, between the first and second surfaces, can have ridges or grooves, and can have wings extending outward, so that the wire connector driver can be used manually.
Patent Status:
U.S. patent application number 20080110301, published May 15, 2008; U.S. patent number D573,426, issued July 22, 2008.
Contact:
Jeff Myers, Senior Technology Transfer Specialist, (618) 453-4543, fax: (618) 453-8038