Universal fork wire harness assembly jig
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1. A jig for supporting a plurality of wires for bundling and taping, the jig comprising:
- a head having a base and at least one removable tine, said base having a plurality of channels formed therein adapted to receive said at least one tine and said at least one tine adapted to be received in at least one of said channels and to extend from said base to form a support member by which said plurality of wires are supported for bundling, said tine having a locating means and each of said channels having at least one receptacle for receiving the locating means of said tine whereby said tine rests in at least one of said channels and said locating means is received in one of said at least one receptacle;
a retainer for retaining said at least one tine on the base of said head;
a shaft having a first end upon which said head is removably secured; and
a mounting member adapted for mounting said shaft to a work surface, said mounting member further adapted to selectively secure said shaft in a first position and further adapted to selectively release said shaft from said first position to a second position.
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Abstract
A jig is provided which is capable of being selective locked in place to support a work piece and quickly dropped out of place to allow the work in progress to pass by. The jig includes a plurality of fingers which can be selectively configured to support a variety of work pieces. The fingers can be easily reconfigured to handle a variety of work pieces without requiring modification of the basic jig structure.
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6 Claims
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1. A jig for supporting a plurality of wires for bundling and taping, the jig comprising:
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a head having a base and at least one removable tine, said base having a plurality of channels formed therein adapted to receive said at least one tine and said at least one tine adapted to be received in at least one of said channels and to extend from said base to form a support member by which said plurality of wires are supported for bundling, said tine having a locating means and each of said channels having at least one receptacle for receiving the locating means of said tine whereby said tine rests in at least one of said channels and said locating means is received in one of said at least one receptacle; a retainer for retaining said at least one tine on the base of said head; a shaft having a first end upon which said head is removably secured; and a mounting member adapted for mounting said shaft to a work surface, said mounting member further adapted to selectively secure said shaft in a first position and further adapted to selectively release said shaft from said first position to a second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A jig for assembling a wire harness, said wire harness formed of a plurality of wires which are bundled into groups for routing within a vehicle, said jig comprising:
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a head having a base and a plurality of removably securable tines, said base having a plurality of channels formed therein for receiving said tines, said tines extending outward from said base to form a support fork for selectively separating said wires for bundling and for supporting said wires while said wires are being bundled, each of said tines having a locator protrusion thereon and each of said channels having at least one locator dimple, each of said locator protrusions adapted to seat in a respective one of said locator dimples to establish the position of each of said tines with respect to said base; a shaft having a first end upon which said head is removably secured; and a collar adapted to mount said shaft to a work surface, said collar having a passageway through which said shaft travels between a secured position above said work surface and a relaxed position. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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