US4095336A
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Comb means for connecting station
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1977-09-06
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Granted: 1978-06-20
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Expires: 1997-09-06
Abstract
Abstract Comb means for continually directing a multiplicity of wires to the connecting station of a multiwire connecting apparatus for locking a multiplicity of wires in a multiwire connector.
Inventors
- 👤 James D. Throne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 04:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5147; Y10T29/5148; Y10T29/515; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53209; Y10T29/53213; Y10T29/53217
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
In an apparatus for attachment of connectors to multiple wire pairs comprising: a base having a longitudinal axis, a connector receiving station on said base having a supply side and a product side and comprising a receptacle for a connector, means in said base for elevating said connector receiving station with respect to said base and arm means rotatable about the said axis of said base from a horizontal position to a position immediately above said connector receiving station, said arm means comprising anvil means positioned to contact a connector in said receptacle of said connector receiving station when said connector is covered and said connector receiving station is elevated, the improvement consisting of comb means mounted on the supply side of said connector receiving station said comb means having a body with tongues for engagement with grooves in said connector receiving station, a wire guide with two rows of staggered holes of a size for allowing the wires of said multiple wire pairs to readily pass through, and an extension on said body bearing wire gathering means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
In an apparatus for attachment of connectors to multiple wire pairs comprising: a base having a longitudinal axis, a connector receiving station on said base having a supply side and a product side and comprising a receptacle for a connector, means in said base for elevating said connector receiving station with respect to said base and arm means rotatable about the said axis of said base from a horizontal position to a position immediately above said connector receiving station, said arm means comprising anvil means positioned to contact a connector in said receptacle of said connector receiving station when said connector is covered and said connector receiving station is elevated, the improvement consisting of comb means mounted on the supply side of said connector receiving station said comb means having a body with tongues for engagement with grooves in said connector receiving station, a wire guide with two rows of staggered holes of a size for allowing the wires of said multiple wire pairs to readily pass through, and an extension on said body bearing wire gathering means.
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