(57) Insulated conductor wire (11) is fed in predetermined lengths in a "Y" direction
(see Fig. 1) to a cutter (42) adjacent a termination station defined by a connector
nest (21) mounted on an "X" axis displaceable table (25) in turn supported on a "Y"
axis displaceable table (26). A wire insertion blade (33) movable in a "Z" direction
to alternate depths of insertion, terminates each cut wire end in an insulation displacement
terminal in a connector (24) positioned in the nest (21) with the terminal receiving
slot (31) at the termination station. The terminals are arranged in spaced relation
along two tiered rows (30,37) of terminal slots (31) with adjacent slots (31) in each
row interspaced by a slot (31) in the other row, whereby each terminal has a unique
location in the "X" direction. Following the insertion of a wire in the first terminal
slot (31) in the upper row (3), the "X" table is stepped one terminal slot (31) and
the "Y" table is stepped one terminal slot (31) and the "Y" table is shifted to align
the next adjacent slot (31) in the lower row (37) at the insertion station, and so
on, the "X" table being shifted stepwise in a forward direction only, to carry terminated
wires clear of the insertion station, and the "Y" table being shifted to-and-fro successively
to align the upper and lower tiers (30, 37) of terminal slots (31) at the insertion
station.
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