US4110896A
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Cable connecting station
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1977-09-06
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Granted: 1978-09-05
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Expires: 1997-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A cable connecting apparatus for locking of wires of a multipair cable in a cable connector comprises a base with longitudinal axis, a connector receiving station and a cable receiving station having supply side and product side and having first and second comb means on respective sides, means in the base for elevating the cable receiving station and rotatable arm means containing an anvil means, the arm means rotating about the axis of the base into a position above the cable connecting station.
Inventors
- 👤 Russell A. Roiko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 14:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/01; 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; Y10T29/53222; Y10T29/53226
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
Apparatus for attachment of a connector to a multipair cable comprising: a base having a longitudinal axis, a connector receiving station on said base having a supply side and a product side comprising a receptacle for a connector, first comb means on said supply side of said station for positioning and indexing pairs of a multipair cable and second comb means on the product side of said station for positioning and holding members of said pairs transverse of said station, arm means comprising anvil means, said arm means being rotatable about the said axis of said base from a horizontal position to position said anvil means immediately above said connector receiving station in position to contact a connector in said receptacle of said connector receiving station when said connector is covered and said connector receiving station is elevated with respect to said base, and means in said base for elevating said connector receiving station with respect to said base when said anvil means is positioned over said connector receiving station thereby causing the cable pairs to be inserted into the connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
Apparatus for attachment of a connector to a multipair cable comprising: a base having a longitudinal axis, a connector receiving station on said base having a supply side and a product side comprising a receptacle for a connector, first comb means on said supply side of said station for positioning and indexing pairs of a multipair cable and second comb means on the product side of said station for positioning and holding members of said pairs transverse of said station, arm means comprising anvil means, said arm means being rotatable about the said axis of said base from a horizontal position to position said anvil means immediately above said connector receiving station in position to contact a connector in said receptacle of said connector receiving station when said connector is covered and said connector receiving station is elevated with respect to said base, and means in said base for elevating said connector receiving station with respect to said base when said anvil means is positioned over said connector receiving station thereby causing the cable pairs to be inserted into the connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 additionally comprising cable arresting means on the base for positioning a multipair cable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
9 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 having spring-loaded anvil means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus according to claim 3 comprising cutting means adjacent the anvil means and on the same side of the arm means as the second comb means on the connector receiving station when the arm means is rotated into position above the connector receiving station.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the means in the base for elevating the connector receiving station is pneumatically operated.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the means in the base for elevating the connector receiving station is cam operated.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the first comb means is color coded to a predetermined number of groups of comb teeth.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-09-04 | 1986-03-06 | 1986-09-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-09-04 | 1990-03-06 | 1990-09-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |