Patent ID: 7162909

Claim:
A compound indenter for a wire connector pin, the pin having an axial length and an opening at an end thereof for receiving a wire having an exposed portion and an insulation covered portion, the opening being sized to receive both the exposed portion and a length of the insulation covered portion, the indenter comprising: a first indenter section having a plurality of radially movable indenting elements for engaging the pin in a first axial location overlaying the exposed portion of the wire inserted in the pin; a second indenter section having a plurality of radially movable Indenting elements for engaging the pin in a second axial location overlaying the insulation covered portion of the wire inserted in the pin; and apparatus for advancing the indenting elements of each of the first and second indenter sections generally concurrently for compressing respective axially spaced sections of the pin into engagement with the exposed wire portion and the insulation covered portions of the wire, the apparatus comprising a first rotatable cam surface engaging a radially outer end of the indenting elements of the first indenter section and a second rotatable cam surface engaging a radially outer end of the indenting elements of the second indenter section, each cam surface being adapted to release each indenting element prior to full cycling of the indenter.