Patent ID: 6021561
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A connection pin handling device comprising:first and second sleeves provided on a common axis and having corresponding first and second inlets disposed respectively at first and second opposite sides of the connection pin handling device, a selected one of the first and second inlets being alignable with a selected connection pin disposed at a corresponding side of the connection pin handling device;first and second push rods slidably mounted for movement along the common axis in said first and second sleeves, respectively, to engage, by a selected one of the first and second push rods, a selected, aligned connection pin disposed at the respective, corresponding side of the connection pin handling device;a spring, disposed between said first and second push rods, exerting an insertion force on a selected one of the first and second push rods and the selected push rod thereby applying a force to, and moving, the selected and engaged, aligned connection pin; andsaid connection pin handling device selectively performing an insertion or an extraction operation on the selected and engaged, aligned connection pin.