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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1985
Ross M Carrell, Cinnaminson, NJ (US);
George J Whitley, Philadelphia, PA (US);
RCA Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A wire insertion tool includes a pair of fingers which are selectively cammed to different states. One finger supports the terminal as the wire is inserted into the terminal by the other finger avoiding reaction forces on the substrate to which the terminal is attached. The fingers have a state in which they keep the wire aligned with the insertion portion of the fingers as the fingers travel from terminal to terminal in a wiring cycle. The fingers have a wire sever state to sever the wire at the end of the wiring cycle in which a length of wire is attached to a plurality of terminals. A feed assembly feeds wire to the fingers as the wire is played out during the wiring cycle to minimize tensioning the wire as the tool travels.