Nest dies, indent crimp die sets, and crimp tools having such die sets
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorEvan Seth Taylor
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Abstract
A nest die for mechanically securing an electrical connector to a conductor wire is provided. The nest die includes a conductor receipt area and a lip. The receipt area has an outer periphery and a bottom surface. The lip is at the outer periphery of the receipt area. The outer periphery is sufficient to receive a free end of the conductor wire abutting the bottom surface and a lower face of the electrical connector on the lip. In this manner, the nest die can be used to easily and reproducibly seat the electrical connector in the die at a predetermined position on the conductor wire.
Claims20
A nest die for mechanically securing an electrical connector to a conductor wire using a crimp tool with a crimp axis, comprising:
- a conductor receipt area having an outer periphery and a bottom surface;
- a lip at the outer periphery of the conductor receipt area, the outer periphery being sufficient to receive a free end of the conductor wire abutting the bottom surface and a lower face of the electrical connector on the lip;
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- a connector receipt area extending from the lip along an axis defined by the conductor wire and extending around the outer periphery of the conductor receipt area so that the electrical connector is received in the connector receipt area.
An indent crimp die set for mechanically securing an electrical connector to a conductor wire using a crimp tool having a crimp direction, comprising:
- a nest die including a conductor receipt area, a connector receipt area, and a lip, the conductor receipt area having an outer periphery and a bottom surface, the connector receipt area having an inner periphery and a top surface, the lip being defined at the outer periphery of the conductor receipt area and an inner periphery of the connector receipt area, the outer periphery being sufficient to receive a free end of the conductor wire abutting the bottom surface and a lower face of the electrical connector on the lip;
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- an indentor die.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.