Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
In an apparatus for splicing wires including shaping means for shaping a blank of strip material into an approximate Ushape, die means including a bottom wall and two opposite side walls, said walls defining a die cavity having an open side spacedly opposite said bottom wall between said side walls, said bottom wall having an elongated ridge spacedly intermediate said side walls and two face portions of concavely arcuate cross section about respective axes extending longitudinally of said ridge and connecting said ridge to said side walls respectively, a ram member, moving means for moving said ram member inward of said cavity through said open side toward said bottom wall, and means for placing the shaped blank in the path of movement of said ram member for insertion of the blank into said cavity by said ram member and crimping of the blank by sliding contact with said walls, the cavity being open longitudinally of said ridge for insertion of wires to be spliced, the improvement which comprises: a. said ram member having a front face opposite said bottom wall, b. said front face having a crest and flaring from said crest in a direction away from said bottom wall, c. the crest of said front face being transverse to the ridge of said bottom wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
In an apparatus for splicing wires including shaping means for shaping a blank of strip material into an approximate Ushape, die means including a bottom wall and two opposite side walls, said walls defining a die cavity having an open side spacedly opposite said bottom wall between said side walls, said bottom wall having an elongated ridge spacedly intermediate said side walls and two face portions of concavely arcuate cross section about respective axes extending longitudinally of said ridge and connecting said ridge to said side walls respectively, a ram member, moving means for moving said ram member inward of said cavity through said open side toward said bottom wall, and means for placing the shaped blank in the path of movement of said ram member for insertion of the blank into said cavity by said ram member and crimping of the blank by sliding contact with said walls, the cavity being open longitudinally of said ridge for insertion of wires to be spliced, the improvement which comprises: a. said ram member having a front face opposite said bottom wall, b. said front face having a crest and flaring from said crest in a direction away from said bottom wall, c. the crest of said front face being transverse to the ridge of said bottom wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
In an apparatus as set forth in claim 1, said front face being of convexly arcuate cross section about an axis transverse to the axes of curvature of said two face portions of said bottom wall in said die.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
In an apparatus as set forth in claim 2, said cavity being of uniform cross section transverse to said ridge in the bottom wall substantially over the length of said ridge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
In an apparatus as set forth in claim 3, said front face being of uniform cross section transversely to said axis thereof over an axial length substantially greater than one half of the width of said bottom wall between said side walls.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
In an apparatus as set forth in claim 3, said front face having an axial length substantially greater than one half of the width of said bottom wall between said side walls.