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US 2004/0018784 A1Published application
Positioning a connector for crimping a ferrule onto a cable
AssigneeITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsMonty Jake Foster, Joe Capobianco
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Abstract
An apparatus for crimping a ferrule onto a cable includes a base to rest the cable on, and a cable stop spaced from the base. The cable stop has a surface to rest a connector connected to an end of the cable. The surface is slanted downward and away from the connector.
Claims20
An apparatus for crimping a ferrule onto a cable comprising:
- a base to rest the cable on;
- and
- a cable stop spaced from said base, said cable stop having a surface to rest a connector connected to an end of the cable, said surface being slanted downward and away from the connector.
A method for crimping a ferrule onto a cable comprising the steps of:
- resting the cable on a base;
- and
- aligning a connector attached to an end of the cable against a surface of a cable stop slanted downward and away from the connector.
An system for crimping a ferrule onto a cable comprising:
- a base means for resting the cable on;
- and
- a cable stop means spaced from said base means, said cable stop means having a surface to rest a connector connected to an end of the cable, said surface being slanted downward and away from the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.