Patent ID: 9352374
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B21D,B26F,H01R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of assembling a stamp for a ground bonding strap, the method comprising: providing a heating element operable to heat a segment of a cable for stamping at intervals of a length of the cable; providing a die including a pair of teeth operable to stamp a first side of the segment to form a pair of connectors, the die including an indentation tooth for forming an indentation separating the pair of connectors; providing a punch defining a pair of sockets operable to stamp a second side of the segment to form the pair of connectors, the sockets being operable to receive the teeth as pushed through the cable to form a pair of through holes within the pair of connectors, the punch including the indentation tooth for forming the indentation separating the pair of connectors; providing a hydraulic press; connecting the heating element to the hydraulic press; and connecting the punch and the die to the hydraulic press, such that the hydraulic press, when operated, presses the punch and the die together at the heated segment of the cable to form the pair of connectors, the stamp forming a mold to shape the pair of connectors and define the indentation and the though holes.