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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:
Aug. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Patrick J Shea, El Paso, TX (US);
Assignee:
UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
269-3 ; 269 43 ; 269287 ; 269903 ;
Abstract
A method for holding elements, such as wires, during assembly of a wire harness is for use with a device which includes a partially longitudinally extending slot. The width of the slot is larger than the diameter of the cylindrical elements, so that the elements can be dropped into the slot. However, the width of the slot is small enough, such that upon loading the cylindrical elements into the slot the elements lie in substantially a row. The method includes dropping the elements into the slot, so that the elements are aligned in substantially a row.