Wire terminal fastener and method
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsRon Engstrom, John Franey, Dan Lochner, Jeff Louwagle, Kevin Mangle, Barry Monson, Brad Terlson, Jim Thoreson, Michael E. Willis
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Abstract
A wire fastener for use in providing a strong, slip resistant structure in which the fastener includes a hump which the wire passes over and includes ears on either side of the hump which are crimped over the wire on both sides of the hump to cause the wire to bend in a double “s” shape over the hump. 24175 US
Claims20
A wire fastener comprising a length of material generally extending along an axis comprising:
- a tab, which may be folded over the axis to form a hump;
- a first ear portion which may be folded over the axis on a first side of the hump;
- and,
- a second ear portion, which may be folded over the axis on a second side of the hump, the fastener adapted to receive a wire generally along the first axis so that the wire passes over the hump and is crimped on both sides of the hump by the first and second ear portions.
A fastener having a length extending along an axis, comprising:
- a tab connected to the fastener to form a hump when folded across the axis;
- a wire positioned along the axis and passing over the hump;
- and
- first and second ears connected to the fastener to crimp the wire on both sides of the hump when folded across the axis.
The method of making a fastener for a wire comprising the steps of:
- A. forming a length of material along an axis;
- B. forming a tab in said strip extending at an angle to said axis;
- C. forming a pair of ears on the strip on opposite sides of the tab;
- D. folding the tab across the axis to form a hump;
- E. placing a wire along the axis over the hump;
- and
- F. crimping the ears over the wire on either side of the hump to form the wire into a double “s” shape over the hump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.