Mechanism for body centering and lead trimming

A sequencing and inserting machine for electrical components each having a body with axially extending leads comprising:

• conveyor means having spaced notch means for supporting the leads of the components and for transporting the supported components in spaced relation,
• rotatable disc means including a pair of axially spaced wheels each having a plurality of recessed shoulders for receiving the leads of the components,
• means for displacing said disc means in timed relation to said conveyor means so that the supported components will be sequentially lifted off of said notch means and transferred to the recessed shulder of said spaced wheels,
• means for holding said components in said recessed shoulders as said disc means is displaced to a trimming lead location, said holding means including means for centering said components between said wheels, and
• means for trimming said leads when a component is at said trimming location.