Wire guide

Claim 2

A wire guide for easing the passage of a stripped wire end into a funnel ferrule terminal for assembly comprising: a substantially rectangular block of rigid material adapted to be positioned adjacent the funnel entrance of a ferrule, a tapered opening in said block, including an entrant area tapering toward a wire exit area no greater in area than the area of the funnel entrance, and means for holding a ferrule with the funnel entrance adjacent the wire exit area of said opening to enable ready entry of a wire end through said opening into the ferrule for assembly of the wire, wherein there is a slot from the inside to the outside of said block, and said slot is positioned to permit removal of the assembly.

Claim 3

A wire guide as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exit from said slot comprises a curved declination adjacent a side wall of said block to allow ready removal of the terminal.

Claim 4

A wire guide for use with a terminal crimping device for crimping a funnel-shaped ferrule terminal about a wire end, the guide comprising: a substantially rectangular block of rigid material adapted to be positioned adjacent the funnel entrance of a ferrule, a guide passage in said guide block, a first portion of said passage tapering toward a work area of diameter no larger than the entrance of said funnel, ferrule supporting means, means for aligning said guide adjacent a ferrule mounted on said supporting means, a movable section of said crimping device engageable with supporting means during a crimping operation to crimp said terminal on a wire end, inserted through said passage to the work area, and a slot in said passage positioned to allow ready Removal of a crimped terminal from the work area.

Claim 5

A wire guide for use with a terminal crimping device for crimping a funnel-shaped ferrule terminal about a wire end, the guide comprising: a substantially rectangular block of rigid material adapted to be positioned adjacent the funnel entrance of a ferrule, a guide passage in said guide block, a first portion of said passage tapering toward a work area of diameter no larger than the entrance of said funnel, ferrule supporting means, means for aligning said guide adjacent a ferrule mounted on said supporting means, a movable section of said crimping device engageable with supporting means during a crimping operation to crimp said terminal on a wire end, inserted through said passage to the work area, and a slot in said passage positioned to allow ready Removal of a crimped terminal from the work area.

Claim 6

A guide as claimed in claim 3, wherein there is an enlargement of said slot adjacent the ferrule to permit ready removal of the ferrule from said slot.

Claim 7

A guide as claimed in claim 3, wherein said crimping device comprises a press including cooperative dies for effecting said crimping, and means for affixing said guide to a stationary one of said dies.

Claim 8

A combined wire guide and holder for easing the passage of a stripped wire end into a funnel ferrule terminal for assembly comprising: a member of rigid material adapted to be positioned adjacent the funnel entrance of a ferrule, an opening in said member including an entrant area tapering toward a wire exit area no greater in area than the area of the funnel entrance, and means for holding a ferrule with the funnel entrance adjacent the wire exit area of said opening to enable ready entry of a wire end through said opening into the ferrule for assembly of the wire into the ferrule, a slot in the side wall of said member providing sidewise open communication between said opening and the exterior of said member whereby said slot allows removal of the assembly from the guide.

Claim 9

A combined wire guide and holder for easing the passage of a stripped wire end into a funnel ferrule terminal for assembly comprising: a member of rigid material adapted to be positioned adjacent the funnel entrance of a ferrule, an opening in said member including an entrant area tapering toward a wire exit area no greater in area than the area of the funnel entrance, and means for holding a ferrule with the funnel entrance adjacent the wire exit area of said opening to enable ready entry of a wire end through said opening into the ferrule for assembly of the wire into the ferrule, a slot in the side wall of said member providing sidewise open communication between said opening and the exterior of said member whereby said slot allows removal of the assembly from the guide.

Claim 10

A combined wire guide and holder as claimed in claim 6, wherein there is means for mounting said guide stationarily to a stationary portion of said holder.