Patent · US Expired

Device for mechanically connecting terminals on a set of conductive wires to respective terminals or slots of an electrical component

US4864718A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 7, 1988
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 7, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53209
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for mechanically engaging a wire terminal crimped to the end of a conductive wire into a slot in a housing, said wire being one of a set of wires and said device including a hollow rigid tube with a pointed tip at its front end constituted by flaps which are capable of moving apart, said tip being carried by a moving carriage.

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