Patent ID: 6807719
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for inserting terminals carried on a carrier strip into cavities in a housing, comprising:a slide assembly having a cam track movable between a first and a second position; a pivoting lever having a cam follower, the cam follower positioned in and cooperating with the cam track, the pivoting lever is movable between an open position and a closed position, the pivoting lever having first and second shearing blades which cooperate with an end of the lever opposite the cam follower end; and an eccentric pin extending through the pivoting lever, the eccentric pin attached to a rotary actuator, the eccentric pin positioned to act as the pivot point for the pivoting lever, the rotary actuator movable between an engaged and disengaged position; whereby as the pivoting lever is moved to the closed position, the first shearing blades engage and shear a first portion of the carrier strip of the terminals, and as the rotary actuator moves to an engaged position, the second shearing blade engages and shears a second portion of the carrier strip.