Cable guide for a terminal crimping apparatus

A cable guide for a terminal crimping apparatus for feeding a cable to a cable feeding position relative to an applicator in a certain one direction by displacing said cable to said cable feeding position, said cable guide serving to hold said cable in the clamped state at said cable feeding position with a pair of position determining arms while said cable is oriented in said one direction, said cable guide comprising:

• a rigid guide member serving to guide lateral displacement of said cable to a predetermined feeding position relative to said applicator within the range of a displacement path of said cable extending along the upper surface of said guide member;
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• a holding mechanism for resiliently holding said guide member to allow said cable to be displaced from said predetermined feeding position toward a caulking die of said applicator by a predetermined distance.

A cable guide for a terminal crimping apparatus for feeding a cable to a predetermined feeding position relative to an applicator, said cable guide comprising:

• a rigid guide member pivotally disposed adjacent said applicator, said guide member guiding said cable to said predetermined feeding position;
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• a restricting piece disposed between said guide member and said applicator, said restricting piece receiving said cable and preventing said cable from being deflected away from said predetermined feeding position.