| CPC H01R 43/22 (2013.01) | 13 Claims |
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1. An electrical connector installation tool for assembling a solar electrical connector used in photovoltaic systems, the solar electrical connector, being a male solar electrical connector or a female solar electrical connector, and including a main body and a screw-on end cap threadedly fastenable to the main body, comprising:
an end cap tool includes a slotted tube with a top, a bottom, a first hollow interior, and a slot extending along the slotted tube from the top to the bottom and into the first hollow interior, the first hollow interior is sized and shaped to receive and turn the screw-on end cap of the solar electrical connector of a first size through the top and of a second size through the bottom; and
a main body tool, separate from the end cap tool, the main body tool being a tube that includes a first end, a second end, and a second hollow interior, the second hollow interior is non-hexagonal, and is sized and shaped to engage and hold either of the main body of the male solar electrical connector and the main body of the female solar electrical connector through either of the first end and through the second end, and to prevent rotation of the main body while rotating the screw-on end cap using the end cap tool.
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