Patent ID: 7480973

Claim:
A positioning assembly of a crimper apparatus for automatically positioning a second cylindrical member for crimping to a first cylindrical member, the first cylindrical member defining a longitudinal axis, the positioning device comprising: a first plate and a second plate, the first plate having a first nest to accommodate at least a portion of the first cylindrical member, the second plate having a second nest to accommodate at least a portion of the second cylindrical member, the first nest and the second nest aligned along the longitudinal axis, the first plate moveable relative to the second plate along the longitudinal axis, in a first position the first plate separated from the second plate along the longitudinal axis, and in a second position the first plate closer to the second plate than in the first position, when in the second position the first plate and the second plate situated such that the first cylindrical member and the second cylindrical member would be in predetermined placement for joining; wherein the first plate contacts the second plate when in the second position.