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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marlin Robert Schollenberger, Myerstown, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29753 ; 29 3 / ; 29751 ; 7240906 ; 72413 ; 72446 ;
Abstract
An applicator (10) for crimping electrical terminals onto conductors is provided with a ram (16) having outer facing surfaces (28, 42, 44, 46) that are unobstructed by the slide (32, 34) coupling the ram to the applicator frame (12). A ram retention device is provided that includes a retention screw (50) extending through the ram (16) and into the slide coupling for engagement with a shoulder (64) to limit movement of the ram (16) and to hold it captive to the frame (12).