Wire insertion guide
US4232443A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1979 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53265
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wire insertion guide may be used with a wide variety of closed barrel electrical contacts. The wire insertion guide includes a housing, a movable funnel located within the housing, a fixed funnel nested within the movable funnel, and a contact holder mounted in spaced relation with the movable funnel. The wire insertion guide is used in concert with a crimper assembly, but is a separate apparatus, and may be used with a wide variety of crimper assemblies either of the manual or automatic type.
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