Amp LLC

Anthony Francis Thomas

Winfield W Loose

Nelson E Neff

A box-like plastic connector housing has one end thereof opened with slots extending down opposite walls from said open end. A raised, anvil-like portion extends from the bottom of said housing upwardly towards said open end with a flat surface on the top thereof positioned between said slots. A magnet wire is inserted in said slots and laid upon said anvil surface. A U-shaped terminal has two thin, flat legs joined together by a transverse element. A slot extends across said transverse element and down into the said two legs. Said U-shaped contact is inserted into said box-like housing with the transverse element being inserted first and with the slots in the terminal legs and the box-like housing being aligned, thereby trapping the wire between the closed ends of said aligned slots, and specifically with the closed end of the slots in said terminal clamping the magnet wire firmly down upon said anvil surface.

Solderless connector for terminating a magnet wire or the like

A continuous strip of bundle tie material comprises a flat strip of thermoplastic having a generally channel shaped cross section. The upper surfaces of the sidewalls are provided with relatively fine ratchet teeth and the web of the strip has openings therein at regularly spaced intervals. In use, a section of the strip is passed around a bundle and one end is folded along the axis of the strip so that the fine ratchet teeth are directed outwardly and in opposite directions. The leading end is passed through an opening which is adjacent to the trailing end. The web material which is between the openings at the leading end forms coarse ratchet teeth for cooperation with the opening and the fine ratchet teeth cooperate with the opposed side edges of the opening. The fine ratchet teeth provide a fine or delicate adjustment so that the tie can be tightened on the bundle to the precise degree desired. The coarse ratchet teeth provide a safety feature to prevent removal of the tie from the bundle if the tie is subjected to extraordinary load conditions.

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Harrisburg, PA, United States of America

Anthony Francis Thomas