Range taking die set
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorsAllen L. Malloy, Paul J. Bartholomew, James M. Baker
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Abstract
A cable compression die assembly is used in connection with a compression tool for compressing a stranded cable prior to crimping. The cable compression die assembly includes a pair of cable compression die heads for receiving a stranded cable and a cable connector therebetween. The pair of cable compression die heads defines a hexagonal shaped opening therebetween and is adapted to substantially close the hexagonal shaped opening as the die heads move towards one another.
Claims15
A cable compression die assembly for compressing a stranded cable in a cable connector, the cable compression die assembly comprising a pair of cable compression die heads for receiving the stranded cable and the cable connector between the pair of cable compression die heads, wherein said pair of cable compression die heads define a hexagonal shaped opening between the pair of compression die heads, and wherein said pair of cable compression die heads are adapted to substantially close said hexagonal shaped opening as said pair of compression die heads move towards one another, wherein:
- each of said pair of cable compression die heads comprises a plurality of compression legs and a plurality of slots formed between said compression legs, the compression legs of one of said pair of cable compression die heads being received within the slots of the other of said pair of cable compression die heads;
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- each of said plurality of slots opens at a bottom end of each of said pair of cable compression die heads to form an opening that extends a full height of each of said pair of cable compression die heads.
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