Patent ID: 6041833
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B21F,H01R

Abstract:
A wire clamping and twisting device, comprising:a base member;an inner member rotatably held in said base member, said inner member including:an engagement member engageable by a rotating device to rotate said inner member in said base member, andan assembly for engaging distal ends of wires received in said inner member so as to rotate the wires upon rotation of said inner member and thereby twist said wires; anda grasping device mounted to said base member for non-rotatably grasping portions of the wires located proximally from the distal ends of the wires during rotation of said inner member, said grasping device including:at least one gripping member for gripping the portions of the wires located proximally from the distal ends of the wires;at least one leaf spring member which biases the at least one gripping member into a non-gripping position; andan actuating assembly for moving the at least one gripping member to a gripping position against the force of the at least one spring member in order to grip the wires, said actuating assembly including:an outer sleeve slidably mounted on said base member, said outer sleeve having an inner bore, at least a portion of which has an inclined taper which engages said at least one gripping member so as to move said at least one gripping member inwardly when said outer sleeve is moved forward on said base member; andan actuating arrangement which engages said outer sleeve and serves to move said outer sleeve forward and rearward on said base member.