Patent ID: 6256871
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus in combination with a first and second crimpable connectors for crimping said crimpable connectors onto at least one electrical conductors, said connectors including a crimpable metal liner surrounded by a dielectric cup with a closed end and an open end, comprising:a pair of crimping arms defining a staging area behind a crimping area, with a pair of opposing crimping jaws, operatively associated with the connectors, on opposite sides of the crimping area, the arms being movable between open and closed positions to move the jaws between loading and crimping positions, respectively, the arms in said open position (the loading position of the jaws) allowing a first connector to be fed from the staging area to the crimping area, and the arms in said closed position (the crimping position of the jaws) blocking the staging area to prevent a second connector from being fed there into while the first connector is being crimped;means, operatively associated with the crimping arms, for moving the crimping arms between said positions;means, operatively associated with the connectors, for feeding connectors seriatim to the staging area; andan ejector, operatively associated with the connectors, for engaging the closed end of the second connector fed to the staging area when the crimping arms are open and for moving the second connector from the staging area to the crimping area into engagement with the first connector where the open end of the second connector fits over the closed end of the first connector to eject the first connector from the crimping area while the second connector moves into the crimping area.