Patent ID: 11894648
Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 14:
15. A dieless crimp head, comprising:
a frame having a first frame shell and a second frame shell, the first and second frame shells defining a frame opening;
an indentor configured to converge on a crimp center within the frame opening; and
a first positioning device having a connector slot, a connector receipt area, and a closed end, the connector slot being narrower than that connector receipt area,
the first positioning device being removably secured in the frame opening of the first frame shell at a use position in which the connector receipt area is aligned with, but offset along, a longitudinal axis of the crimp head from the crimp center,
wherein the first frame shell comprises a first engaging feature and a third engaging feature, wherein the first positioning device comprises a second engaging feature and a fourth engaging feature, the first and third engaging features are removably engaged with one another and the second and fourth engaging features are removably engaged with one another, and
wherein the third engaging feature is a catch and the fourth engaging feature is a detent.