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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert S Correll, Jr, Harrisburg, PA (US);
David D Wiltraut, Hershey, PA (US);
Assignee:
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29882 ; 29 3 / ; 295692 ; 295643 ; 29876 ;
Abstract
A strip (20) of electrical terminals (10) having barrel portions (14) advanced intermittently through a ferrule assembly station (AS) and a ferrule (22) is assembled to the barrel portion (14) of each terminal (10) when it has reached the assembly station (AS). A shuttle (30) is used to align a ferrule (22) with the barrel portion (14) of each terminal (10) when it is at the assembly station (AS), between the barrel portion (14) and an insertion tool (32) which is used to push the ferrule (22) from the shuttle and over the barrel portion of the terminal (10).