Claims
- 1. A cutting and bonding tool for use in a thermocompression or thermosonic single point bonding machine for cutting a flat electrical lead from an electrical contact and bonding the remaining lead stub to the contact comprising,
- a tip connected to said bonding tool having a flat contacting end with at least one recess therein, and
- a downwardly directed cutting edge integrally connected to the outer periphery of the end.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the cutting edge extends downwardly from the end a distance less than the thickness of the electrical lead to avoid damaging the underlying support.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the tool is of titanium carbide.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the cutting edge extends downwardly approximately ninety percent of the thickness of the electrical lead.
- 5. A cutting and bonding tool for use in a thermocompression or thermosonic single point bonding machine for cutting a flat electrical lead from an electrical contact and bonding the remaining lead stub to the contact comprising,
- a tip connected to the bonding tool having a plurality of edges at the outer periphery of the tip with a downwardly directed cutting edge integrally connected to one of the edges for cutting an electrical lead from an electrical contact, and
- said bonding tool having a flat contacting end for rebonding the remaining lead stub to the contact.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the cutting edge extends downwardly from the end a distance less than the thickness of the electrical lead to avoid damaging the underlying support.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the cutting edge extends downwardly a distance approximately ninety percent of the thickness of the electrical lead.
- 8. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the flat contacting end includes at least one recess therein.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/453,726, filed Dec. 20, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,991,286.
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