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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Etco, Inc., Warwick, RI (US);
Inventors:
Edward H Jacques, Sarasota, FL (US);
Cris S Gravel, Foster, RI (US);
Assignee:
ETCO, Inc., Warwick, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/048 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53235 (2015.01);
Abstract
An electrical terminal applicator with a molded frame composed of a polymer base material mixed with 10% to 25% total weight of a reinforcing material such as glass fiber or carbon fiber. Prior to injecting the mixture into a mold, steel inserts for attaching various components are installed in the mold. A feed mechanism feeds a terminal strip into a crimp region. A plunger with a crimp punch reciprocates vertically within a plunger channel in the frame. An anvil is mounted to the base plate and extends into the crimping region. The punch and anvil are shaped to crimp the terminal to the wire conductor.