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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith Johnson, Jr, Manheim, PA (US);
Joseph F Stachura, Palmyra, PA (US);
Josita M Wilson, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29866 ; 295663 ; 29749 ; 29861 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus adapted to assist in making electrical wiring harnesses comprised of connectors (12) having passages (14) on given center-to-center spacing and containing terminals (20) terminated to flexible wires (40); the method and apparatus featuring providing tooling to effect wire shear and termination on the given spacing via a spring-loaded wire clamp and wire guide means associated with nesting die (50) and punch (54) tooling whereby the wires are sheared and terminated in a single stroke.