Patent ID: 6116069
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
Crimping apparatus for connecting a fitting having a connector sleeve in surrounding relation to an end of a cable, said apparatus comprising:a fixed work surface and a guide member on said work surface provided with a guide passage for insertion of said fitting loosely assembled onto said cable therethrough;a die member including a tapered cavity axially aligned with said guide passage having a first diameter at a first end thereof substantially corresponding to an outer diameter of said sleeve and a second diameter axially spaced from said first diameter substantially corresponding to an outer diameter of said cable;carrier means aligned on a common axis with said cavity for supporting said sleeve in spaced relation to said first end of said cavity with said cable extending through said cavity and at least partially inserted at one end into said sleeve; anddrive means associated with one of said die member and said carrier means for axially advancing said one of said die member and said carrier means with respect to the other whereby to force said sleeve axially into said cavity under sufficient force to radially contract said sleeve into a tapered configuration conforming to said tapered cavity thereby connecting said sleeve to said cable.