Patent ID: 6206273
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: G01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A method comprising:bonding a wire to a surface;drawing said wire away from said surface;holding said wire in place;moving a knife edge into said wire to form a a notch in said wire:said notch penetrates partially into the thickness of said wire leaving said wire connected by a portion of said wire which has not be cut by said knife edge, a first portion of said wire is on a first side of said notch and a second portion of said wire is on a second side of said notch;pulling said first portion and said second portion of said wire away from each other to sever said wire at said notch to form a severed wire bonded to said surface;said severed wire has a free end having a protuberance at the location of said portion which has not been severed by said knife;coating at least a portion of said severed wire with a coating of a material.