Patent ID: 8887380

Claim:
A wire stop assembly for a terminal crimping machine that crimps a terminal to a wire, the terminal crimping machine having a crimping zone and an applicator assembly having a housing, said wire stop assembly comprising: a wire stop member having a stop surface configured to engage the wire to limit an amount of travel of the wire in the crimping zone, the wire stop member being movable relative to the crimping zone in a floating direction during crimping of the terminal to the wire, wherein the stop surface of the wire stop member moves along a substantially linear path when the wire stop member moves in the floating direction; and a biasing mechanism configured to exert a biasing force on the wire stop member, the biasing force providing a resistance to the movement of the wire stop member in the floating direction, the biasing mechanism being configured to engage the housing such that the biasing mechanism is operatively connected between the housing and the wire stop member to exert the biasing force on the wire stop member.