Wire guides for terminal attaching machines

• US 3,264,860 A
• Filed: 02/03/1964
• Issued: 08/09/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Philip J. Herb
• Original Assignee: Philip J. Herb
• Inventors: Herb, Philip J.
• Application Number:
  US04/341,961
• Time in Patent Office: 918 Days
• US Class Current: 72/457
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/04 for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5193 Electrical connector or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53213 Assembled to wire-type conductor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53261 Means to align and advance work part

Claims

1. A GUIDE FOR POSITIONING WIRES FOR ATTACHMENT OF TERMINALS ON THE ENDS THEREOF BY A TERMINAL ATTACHING DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME, A PAIR OF ARMS VERTICALLY DISPOSED ADJACENT EACH OTHER, BOTH OF SAID ARMS BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, SAID ARMS BEING IN OPERATIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER, SAID ARMS HAVING REARWARDLY CONVERGING SLOTS ON THE ADJACENT SURFACES THEREOF SUCH THAT SAID SLOTS ON THE ADJACENT SURFACES POSITIONING GUIDE AND MEANS LINKED TO SAID TERMINAL ATTACHING MACHINE TO CAUSE SAID ARMS TO PIVOT AWAY FROM EACH OTHER AFTER THE ATTACHMENT OF A TERMINAL TO SAID WIRE POSITIONED BY SAID GUIDE SUCH THAT SAID WIRE MAY BE REMOVED FROM SAID GUIDE WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM SAID GUIDE.