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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1996
Peter Ingwersen, Gilberts, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for taping together a plurality of wires to create a plurality of individual multiple wire harnesses includes first providing a number of wires, each wire having an end connected to any one of a plurality of end connectors. Then feeding tape to a taping mechanism and applying the tape to the wires along a direction perpendicular to the axes of the wires to form a single bound multiple wire harness. Finally, the bound multiple wire harness is cut into a plurality of individual multiple wire harnesses, each one including an end connector. An apparatus includes a tape feed and application mechanism for applying the tape to the wires along a direction perpendicular to the wires axes; and a tape cutting mechanism to form the plurality of multiple wire harnesses.