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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1991
David L Meyer, Jonestown, PA (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
There is described,a tool (2) for cooperation with wire insertion fingers (37), for terminating electrical wires (W) to wire receiving contacts (8) which project from two opposite sides of an electrical connector (4). The tool (2) comprises a wire comb holder (46) in which are pivotally mounted two parallel wire combs (48). The wire combs (48) having a wire receiving angular position in which wire slots (96) of the combs (48) open way from the comb holder (46), in which position wires (W) are laced into the wire slots (96), and a wire terminating position in which the wire slots (96) of the two combs (48) open towards each other. A connector holder (52) pivoted to one end of the comb holder (46) and containing a connector (4) is moved to a closed position, in the terminating position of the wire combs (48), to insert the contacts (8) of the connector (4) between the teeth of the combs ( 48). A press (22) is used to drive the insertion fingers (37) through the combs (48) to terminate wires (W) in the combs (48) to the contacts (8) of the connector (4).