Hand crimp tool having wire inserter

A hand crimp tool comprising:

• a handle including an upper handle and a lower handle movable relative to each other to open and close the hand crimp tool, the upper handle including an upper handgrip, the lower handle including a lower handgrip, the upper handgrip and the lower handgrip configured to be hand squeezed to close the hand crimp tool;
• a head having an upper jaw operably coupled to the upper handle and a lower jaw operably coupled to the lower handle, the head including a crimp zone between the upper jaw and the lower jaw, the lower jaw including an anvil configured to hold a terminal, the upper jaw including a crimper configured to crimp the terminal between the anvil and the crimper when the hand crimp tool is closed;
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• a wire inserter coupled to the head, the wire inserter including an end piece and guide rails extending from the end piece to the head, the guide rails being coupled to the head, the wire inserter including a carriage slidable along the guide rails between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carriage being closer to the head in the advanced position than in the retracted position, the carriage being closer to the end piece in the retracted position than in the advanced position, the carriage holding a wire and moving the wire relative to the head to position the wire in the terminal during crimping of the terminal between the anvil and the crimper.

A hand crimp tool comprising:

• a handle including an upper handle and a lower handle movable relative to each other to open and close the hand crimp tool, the upper handle including an upper handgrip, the lower handle including a lower handgrip, the upper handgrip and the lower handgrip configured to be hand squeezed to close the hand crimp tool;
• a head having an upper jaw operably coupled to the upper handle and a lower jaw operably coupled to the lower handle, the head including a crimp zone between the upper jaw and the lower jaw, the lower jaw including an anvil configured to hold a terminal, the upper jaw including a crimper configured to crimp the terminal between the anvil and the crimper when the hand crimp tool is closed;
• a terminal locator coupled to the head proximate to the anvil, the terminal locator having a terminal channel configured to receive the terminal oriented relative to the anvil, the terminal locator having a terminal lock configured to lock the terminal in the terminal channel;
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• a wire inserter coupled to the head, the wire inserter including a carriage movable between an advanced position and a retracted position, the wire inserter holding a wire in the carriage and moving the wire relative to the head to position and hold the wire in the terminal during crimping of the terminal between the anvil and the crimper.