Wire harness and method of and apparatus for manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a wiring harness assembly which comprises:

• providing a wiring harness board;
• detachably attaching a chain, comprising a single support bar and a plurality of wire clamps juxtaposed each other in a line at predetermined pitches on said support bar, to said wiring harness board;
• laying a first electric wire end portion in a preselected one of said clamps;
• laying the other end portion of said first electric wire in another preselected one of said clamps;
• locking said first electric wire end portions in said clamps, respectively;
• similarly laying the end portions of at least one additional electric wire in preselected clamps;
• locking said additional end portions in said clamps whereby to form a multiplicity of said wires with only said end portions being held in substantially parallel relationship at predetermined pitches with respect to each other in said preselected clamps;
• processing the ends of said wires;
• detaching said clamp chain, with said wires with processed ends clamped thereto, from said board;
• storing said clamp chain and clamped wires without substantially changing the relationship therebetween;
• removing said clamp chain and clamped wires from storage, and attaching such to a support;
• and
• thereafter subjecting said wire ends to further processing.