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A separable loadbreak connector cuff venting tool having a handle formed of an electrical insulator material. An electrically insulating head is fixed on the handle's forward end. Two or more wedges, sized and shaped for slidable insertion within the cuff, are formed on the head. A rearwardly direct

A separable loadbreak connector cuff venting tool having a handle formed of an electrical insulator material. An electrically insulating head is fixed on the handle's forward end. Two or more wedges, sized and shaped for slidable insertion within the cuff, are formed on the head. A rearwardly directed force applied along the handle's longitudinal axis gradually slides the wedges within the cuff, thereby venting partial vacua from within the cuff to the surrounding atmosphere and reducing the likelihood of flashover. Optionally, a clamp may be provided on a rearward portion of the handle for use in clamping the tool's handle to a hotstick handle. As another option, a pivot fulcrum may be provided on the rearward portion of the tool's handle for use in pivotally levering the tool's handle away from the hotstick handle. The tool's head, clamp and pivot fulcrum extend transversely away from the cuff venting tool, in the same direction.

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1. A separable loadbreak connector cuff venting tool, comprising:(a) a handle formed of an electrical insulator material; (b) a head fixed on a forward end of said handle, said head formed of an electrical insulator material, said head sized and shaped for mating engagement of said head with a cuff

1. A separable loadbreak connector cuff venting tool, comprising:(a) a handle formed of an electrical insulator material; (b) a head fixed on a forward end of said handle, said head formed of an electrical insulator material, said head sized and shaped for mating engagement of said head with a cuff portion of said separable loadbreak connector whereby a force applied along a longitudinal axis of said handle gradually slides said head within said cuff portion thereby venting partial vacua within said cuff portion to the atmosphere surrounding said separable loadbreak connector, said head further comprising a rearwardly projecting member sized and shaped for slidable insertion of said member within said cuff; (c) a clamp on a rearward portion of said cuff venting tool handle for clamping said cuff venting tool handle to a hotstick handle; and, (d) a pivot fulcrum on said rearward portion of said cuff venting tool handle for unclamping said cuff venting tool handle from said hotstick handle by pivoting said cuff venting tool handle about said pivot fulcrum while forcing said pivot fulcrum against said hotstick handle.