Cable terminating apparatus
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorChristopher J. Karrasch
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are shown for holding a plurality of wires of a cable in fixed positions relative to each other for assisting in the termination of the cable with a connector having plurality of contacts possibly of the insulation displacement type.
Claims20
An apparatus for terminating a plurality of wires of a cable with a connector, wherein the wires are positioned relative to one another within a wire manager, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a tool body having a receiving slot configured to receive the connector therein and configured to receive the wire manager therein;
- an actuation member received within said tool body and movable within said receiving slot for engaging a complementary surface of the connector, said actuation member configured to move the connector relative to the wire manager so as to guide terminals of the connector into electrically contacting relationship with the plurality of wires held within the wire manager;
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- a handle operatively coupled to said actuation member for moving said actuation member within said receiving slot, wherein said actuation member is configured to urge the connector into full engagement with the wire manager.
An apparatus for terminating a plurality of wires of a cable with a connector, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a wire manager having wire positioning slots configured to secure the plurality of wires therein, said wire manager having a mating end configured to mate with a connection end of the connector;
- a tool body having a receiving slot configured to receive the connector and said wire manager therein;
- an actuation member received within said tool body and movable within said receiving slot for engaging a complementary surface of the connector, said actuation member configured to move the connector toward said mating end of said wire manager so as to guide terminals of the connector into electrically contacting relationship with the wires held within said wire manager;
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- a handle operatively coupled to said actuation member for moving said actuation member within said receiving slot, wherein said actuation member is configured to urge the connector into full engagement with the wire manager.
An apparatus for terminating a plurality of wires of a cable with a connector, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a wire manager having wire positioning slots configured to secure the wires therein, said wire manager having a mating end configured to mate with a connection end of the connector;
- a tool body having a receiving slot configured to receive the connector and said wire manager therein;
- an actuation member received within said tool body and movable within said receiving slot for engaging a complementary surface of the connector so as to guide terminals of the connector into electrically contacting relationship with the wires;
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- a handle operatively coupled to said actuation member for moving said actuation member within said receiving slot, wherein said actuation member is configured to urge the connector into full engagement with the wire manager, wherein said handle is moveable between an open position and a closed position, said handle comprises an engagement lug configured to engage said mating end of said wire manager when said handle is in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.