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US3359780A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Terminal applicator

Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1965-03-19
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Granted: 1967-12-26
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Expires: 1985-03-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kerns David Ronald
  • 👤 Martz Paul Elwood

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 06:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/04; H01R43/048; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53209; Y10T29/53213; Y10T29/53235

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 153 words
APPARATUS FOR SEVERING CONTACT DEVICES AND CRIMPING THE SEVERED CONTACT DEVICE ONTO A WIRE COMPRISING A TRANSFER PLATE ROTATABLE IN ITS OWN PLANE, A RECESS ADJACENT TO EACH OF THE CORNERS OF SAID PLATE, A LOADING STATION AND A CRIMPING STATION, MEANS FOR FEEDING SAID STRIP TOWARDS SAID LOADING STATION TO POSITION AND LEADING CONTACT IN THE RECESS DISPOSED AT SAID LOADING STATION, A SHEARING MEANS DISPOSED BESIDE SAID LOADING STATION FOR SHEARING SAID LEADING CONTACT FROM SAID STRIP CONCOMITANTLY WITH LOADING, A SET OF FIXED CRIMPING DIES ON EACH SIDE OF SAID PLATE AT SAID CRIMPING STATION, A PRESS RAM, MOVABLE CRIMPING DIES ON SAID RAM COOPERABLE WITH SAID FIXED DIES, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID RAM FOR ACTUATING SAID SHEARING MEANS DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE DIES TOWARDS SAID FIXED DIES AND FOR INDEXING SAID TRANSFER PLATE AFTER CRIMPING OF A TERMINAL AT SAID CRIMPING STATION ONTO A WIRE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2876452A Cited
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-12-25 1971-06-26 1971-12-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-12-25 1975-06-26 1975-12-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-12-25 1979-06-26 1979-12-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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