Patent ID: 6035692
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B21F,F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for cold forming wire rope terminations comprising the steps of:positioning a cylindrical and ductile sleeve at the point of termination, said sleeve having a cylindrical external surface;positioning a swaging portion of said sleeve in co-acting dies, said co-acting dies having an opening, said opening being polygonal in cross section with n sides and having abuttable lands where n is an even number greater than 4, said co-acting dies having at least one of said sides forming a reservoir area wherein a pair of said reservoir areas are on oppositely facing sides, said reservoirs accommodating flashing from the sleeve;fully closing said co-acting dies upon said sleeve to form a preformed quasi-polygonal swage;opening said dies;rotating said preformed quasi-polygonal swage an amount V, where V=360.degree./n;fully closing said co-acting dies whereby said lands abut to form a final quasi-polygonal after swage dimension, said reservoirs again accommodating flashing from the sleeve; andopening said co-acting dies to remove said swaged termination, said swaged termination having a polygonal external surface.