US4362786A
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Apparatus and product useful in manufacture and handling of cable seals
Assignee: Industrial Electronic Rubber Co
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Filing: 1981-02-27
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Granted: 1982-12-07
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Expires: 2001-02-27
Abstract
Abstract Cable seals of the type employed in sealed electrical connectors are maintained in a predetermined orientation throughout manufacture and handling of same whereby the cable seals may be presented in a usable form to automatic assembly equipment for manufacture in cable lead terminations employed in such connectors. According to the method of the invention, the cable seals are integrally molded in a belt which provides a handleable product with the seals being maintained by the belt in a predetermined orientation. The cable seals then are punched from the belt and simultaneously inserted into a carrier for subsequent handling while still maintaining the cable seals orientated for use such as in automatic assembly equipment.
Inventors
- 👤 Myles N. Murray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/005; H01R43/04; H01R43/048; H01R43/05; H01R43/052; H01R43/20; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5136; Y10T29/5137; Y10T29/5142; Y10T29/5193; Y10T29/5197; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/1386; Y10T428/139
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A product useful in automatic cable termination assembly machinery comprising: a flexible carrier strip having a plurality of seal receiving openings spaced along the length thereof, and cable seals inserted in such openings, said cable seals being of tubular configuration and having their axes extending substantially at right angles to the planer extent of said carrier strip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
A product useful in automatic cable termination assembly machinery comprising: a flexible carrier strip having a plurality of seal receiving openings spaced along the length thereof, and cable seals inserted in such openings, said cable seals being of tubular configuration and having their axes extending substantially at right angles to the planer extent of said carrier strip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The product of claim 1 wherein said carrier strip comprises means for indexing said strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The product of claim 2 wherein said means for indexing comprises a plurality of perforations along the edge of said strip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
A punch and die apparatus for punching cable seals from an integral belt and for inserting simultaneously the cable seals into a flexible carrier strip, comprising: alignment means for aligning at least one cable seal in the belt with a seal receiving opening in the flexible carrier strip, and punch means for shearing such one cable seal from the belt and simultaneously inserting the sheared cable seal into such seal receiving opening in the flexible carrier strip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
A punch and die apparatus for punching cable seals from an integral belt and for inserting simultaneously the cable seals into a flexible carrier strip, comprising: alignment means for aligning at least one cable seal in the belt with a seal receiving opening in the flexible carrier strip, and punch means for shearing such one cable seal from the belt and simultaneously inserting the sheared cable seal into such seal receiving opening in the flexible carrier strip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device of claim 4 wherein a plurality of seals in the belt are aligned with a plurality of seal receiving openings in the flexible carrier strip for simultaneously shearing and inserting such plurality of seals.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
141 words
A device for punching seals from an integral belt and for inserting simultaneously the punched seals into a seal receiving opening in a carrier strip, comprising: belt backing means having a surface for supporting the belt, at least one bore in said belt backing means opening to said surface adapted to receive a seal therein, and a cutting edge adjacent said bore; means spaced from said surface for guiding the carrier strip transversely to said bore; and reciprocating punching means aligned with said bore for passage therethrough, said punching means having a cutting edge on its face cooperating with said cutting edge adjacent said bore to shear the seal from the belt as said punching means is moved into said bore, said punching means passing sufficiently into said bore to push the punched seal into the opening in the carrier strip.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
141 words
A device for punching seals from an integral belt and for inserting simultaneously the punched seals into a seal receiving opening in a carrier strip, comprising: belt backing means having a surface for supporting the belt, at least one bore in said belt backing means opening to said surface adapted to receive a seal therein, and a cutting edge adjacent said bore; means spaced from said surface for guiding the carrier strip transversely to said bore; and reciprocating punching means aligned with said bore for passage therethrough, said punching means having a cutting edge on its face cooperating with said cutting edge adjacent said bore to shear the seal from the belt as said punching means is moved into said bore, said punching means passing sufficiently into said bore to push the punched seal into the opening in the carrier strip.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said means for guiding comprises a thin slot in said belt backing means extending substantially normal to the axis of said bore.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said belt backing means comprises a plurality of said bores arranged in a pattern corresponding to that of the seals in the belt, and said punching means comprises a plurality of punches movable in said bores.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said end face is flat.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device of claim 7 comprising an enlarged channel extending along said thin slot, said enlarged channel being dimensioned to permit movement of the seal therethrough as the strip is guided through said thin slot.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 6 comprising means for centering the seal relative to said cutting edges.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 10 comprising a reduced diameter pilot on said punching means which can fit within the center bore of such seal for centering the same relative to said cutting edges.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 11 wherein said pilot is chamfered at said end face of said punching means
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