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EP 0090805 B1 19860903 - CONTACT CRIMPER AND METHOD OF USING

Title (en)

CONTACT CRIMPER AND METHOD OF USING

Publication

EP 0090805 B1 19860903 (EN)

Application

EP 81903146 A 19810930

Priority

US 8101320 W 19810930

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO8301347A1] A contact (A) is bulk fed into the side of a guide block (16) where it is raised up into a crimping head (18). A sectioned funnel (59) guides wire ends (20) into the positioned contact (A), after which the sections (62, 63) move apart to permit bottoming of the wires in the contact (14), and then the contact (14) is crimped to the wire.

IPC 1-7

H01R 43/04

IPC 8 full level

H01R 43/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 43/04 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

EP 0036240 A1 19810923 - BOEING CO [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 8301347 A1 19830414; DE 3175266 D1 19861009; EP 0090805 A1 19831012; EP 0090805 A4 19840209; EP 0090805 B1 19860903; JP S58501609 A 19830922

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 8101320 W 19810930; DE 3175266 T 19810930; EP 81903146 A 19810930; JP 50369481 A 19810930