Apparatus for bending the leads of electronic components

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR BENDING THE TERMINAL LEADS OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HAVING SUCH LEADS PROJECTING FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL BODY, COMPRISING: AN ANVIL HAVING A DIE HEAD OF CHANNEL SECTION INCLUDING RESPECTIVE UPWARDLY PROJECTING SIDE FLANGES DEFINING BETWEEN THEM A LONGITUDINAL RECESS TO RECEIVE SAID CENTRAL BODY PORTION AND HAVING TRANSVERSELY ALIGNED SLOTS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID LEAD ADJACENT THE ENDS OF SAID BODY PORTION WITH THE REMAINDERS OF THE LEADS PROJECTING LATERALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FLANGES, SAID FLANGES FURTHER HAVING VERTICAL OUTER SIDE FACES PROVIDED WITH PAIRS OF VERTICAL SLOTS REGISTERING WITH RESPECTIVE TRANSVERSE SLOTS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID PROJECTING LEAD PORTIONS WHEN BENT DOWNWARDLY; AND A BENDING HEAD OF RIDID CHANNEL SECTION COMPRISING A CENTRAL BACK WEB AND RESPECTIVE RIGID SIDE WINGS PROJECTING THEREFROM IN OPPOSED PARALLEL RELATION, SAID SIDE WINGS HAVING LATERALLY OPPOSED, PARALLEL INTERNAL WALLS ADAPTED TO SNUGLY EMBRACE THE VERTICAL SIDE WALLS OF SAID DIE HEAD, SAID BENDING HEAD HAVING ONE END THEREOF HINGED TO THE REAR END OF SAID ANVIL ON A TRANSVERSE AXIS SO POSITIONED THAT SAID BENDING HEAD MAY BE SWUNG DOWNWARDLY OVER SAID DIE HEAD, WITH SAID SIDE WINGS ENGAGING THE PROJECTING LEADS AND BENDING THEM DOWNWARDLY INTO SAID VERTICAL GROOVES.