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US 5,669,135 AGranted
Connector support for harness making machine
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorMichel Maurice Bernard Verhille
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AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorMichel Maurice Bernard Verhille
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A connector support for a harness making machine comprises a clip member pivotly mounted to a base structure. The clip member comprises a rigid bar and a spring extending at an angle with respect to the bar. The bar and spring capture orthogonal surfaces of a connector against a connector receiving face and a lip of the base structure. A lower corner of the connector can be clipped behind the lip by biasing the connector against the bar which thus pivots causing the spring to push the connector down against the receiving face. This design enables easy and rapid mounting of a connector to the support structure, as well as easy ejection of the connector therefrom by an ejector pin. The support is for camming the connector on a conveyor system of a harness making machine for processing such as block loading etc.
A connector support for transporting and holding a connector in a harness making machine, the connector support comprising a support plate for transporting the connector support on a conveyor system, a base structure, and a connector holding means, wherein the connector holding means comprises a connector receiving face of the base structure, and a clip pivotally mounted about a pivot axis to the base structure, the clip comprising a bar and a spring attached together proximate the pivot axis, where the bar is adapted to abut a second surface of the connector, and the spring adapted to resiliently bias against a third surface of the connector transverse to the second surface, thereby biasing a first surface of the connector against the connector receiving face, the first surface being substantially opposed to the third surface.
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