Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
In a double end terminal attachment device comprising variable driven feed wheel means for propelling wire past a cutting and stripping station, the improvement comprising interposing clutch wheel means downstream of said feed wheel means such that the wire propelled by said feed wheel means is delivered to said clutch wheel means which in turn propel said wire downstream toward a cutting and stripping station, said clutch wheel means being intermittently driven at constant speed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
In a double end terminal attachment device comprising variable driven feed wheel means for propelling wire past a cutting and stripping station, the improvement comprising interposing clutch wheel means downstream of said feed wheel means such that the wire propelled by said feed wheel means is delivered to said clutch wheel means which in turn propel said wire downstream toward a cutting and stripping station, said clutch wheel means being intermittently driven at constant speed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The double end terminal attachment device of claim 1 wherein first and second trunnion means are provided to slow down and temporarily stop said feed wheel means, with means being provided to stop said clutch wheel means when said feed wheel means are stopped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
The dOuble end terminal attachment device of claim 2 wherein said first and second trunnion means interact to permit said feed wheel means to be driven forwardly for a short period of time while said clutch wheel means remain stopped with said first and second trunnion means then causing said feed wheel means to reverse for an even shorter period of time while said clutch wheel means remain stopped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The double end terminal attachment device of claim 3 wherein said first and second trunnion means further interact to allow said feed wheel means again to be driven forwardly and means to turn said clutch wheel means on when said feed wheel means are driven forwardly for the next cycle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
203 words
The double end terminal attachment device of claim 4 wherein said clutch wheel means pushes a predetermined length of wire through guide means and past a wire severing and insulation stripping station when said guide means are extended past said station, means to cut said wire at said wire severing station, the severed length of wire being designated the downstream wire and the wire still connected back to said clutch wheel means being designated the upstream wire, said guide means being reciprocable and being retractable beyond said wire severing and insulation stripping station, prior to actuation of said severing and stripping station, means for moving said severing means away from said wire after it has been severed, means to cut the insulation on the severed end of both the upstream and downstream wires, stripper gripper means for advancing the downstream wire to pull the insulation off its severed end and to deposit the downstream wire in conveyor gripper means which transfer the cut and stripped downstream wire toward a terminal affixing station and feeder gripper means for advancing the upstream wire to pull the insulation off its severed end and to deliver the downstream end of the upstream wire to terminal affixing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The double end terminal attachment device of claim 5 wherein said conveyor gripper means are in the open position during the feeding of said wire and during the stripping of said wire.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The double end terminal attachment device of claim 5 wherein said feeder gripper means act substantially simultaneously with said stripper gripper means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The double end terminal attachment device of claim 5 wherein said feeder gripper includes means to retract axially and means to pivot toward a terminal affixing station upon completion of the axial stripping action.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The double end terminal attachment device of claim 5 wherein said feeder gripper means are open during the feeding of said wire and closed about the same time as said stripper gripper closes.