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Method and apparatus for assembling terminals and wires

Assignee: Positive Connector Co
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Filing: 1961-12-18
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Granted: 1966-04-12
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Expires: 1981-12-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Filson John Richard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 21:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 196 words
AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A WORKPIECE COMPRISING MEANS FOR FEEDING A WORKPIECE ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL TO A WORK STATION, FIRST AND SECOND OPPOSING RELATIVELY RECIPROCABLE WORKPIECE ENGAGEABLE DIE MEANS AT SAID WORK STATION FOR ENGAGING AND PROCESSING A WORKPIECE POSITIONED THEREBETWEEN, SAID FIRST DIE MEANS BEING RECIPROCABLY DISPOSED AT ONE SIDE OF SAID PATH OF TRAVEL AND SAID SECOND DIE MEANS BEING DISPOSED AT AN OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID PATH OF TRAVEL, SIDE MEANS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIE MEANS FOR CONFINING OPPOSITE SIDES OF A WORKPIECE BEING ENGAGED BY SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEANS, SAID SIDE MEANS BEING RECIPROCABLE WITH SAID FIRST DIE MEANS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SIDE MEANS BEING RELATIVELY MOVABLE AWAY FROM THE OTHER RELEASING A PROCESSED WORKPIECE FROM THEREBETWEEN, SAID SIDE MEANS INCLUDING PORTIONS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID PATH OF TRAVEL AND ALONG SAID SECOND DIE MEANS WHEN WORKPIECE IS BEING ENGAGED BY BOTH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIE MEANS, AND ABUTMENT MEANS ADJACENT SAID SECOND DIE MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID PORTION OF SAID ONE SIDE MEANS AND RETAINING SAID ONE SIDE MEANS AGAINST MOVING WHEN SAID DIE MEANS ARE ENGAGING A WORKPIECE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 196 words
AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A WORKPIECE COMPRISING MEANS FOR FEEDING A WORKPIECE ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL TO A WORK STATION, FIRST AND SECOND OPPOSING RELATIVELY RECIPROCABLE WORKPIECE ENGAGEABLE DIE MEANS AT SAID WORK STATION FOR ENGAGING AND PROCESSING A WORKPIECE POSITIONED THEREBETWEEN, SAID FIRST DIE MEANS BEING RECIPROCABLY DISPOSED AT ONE SIDE OF SAID PATH OF TRAVEL AND SAID SECOND DIE MEANS BEING DISPOSED AT AN OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID PATH OF TRAVEL, SIDE MEANS AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIE MEANS FOR CONFINING OPPOSITE SIDES OF A WORKPIECE BEING ENGAGED BY SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEANS, SAID SIDE MEANS BEING RECIPROCABLE WITH SAID FIRST DIE MEANS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SIDE MEANS BEING RELATIVELY MOVABLE AWAY FROM THE OTHER RELEASING A PROCESSED WORKPIECE FROM THEREBETWEEN, SAID SIDE MEANS INCLUDING PORTIONS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID PATH OF TRAVEL AND ALONG SAID SECOND DIE MEANS WHEN WORKPIECE IS BEING ENGAGED BY BOTH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIE MEANS, AND ABUTMENT MEANS ADJACENT SAID SECOND DIE MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID PORTION OF SAID ONE SIDE MEANS AND RETAINING SAID ONE SIDE MEANS AGAINST MOVING WHEN SAID DIE MEANS ARE ENGAGING A WORKPIECE.

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