Claims
- 1. A process for producing an electrical connector comprising the steps of inserting an unpierced portion of a stranded cable into a loosely fitted sleeve having diametrically opposed apertures through the walls thereof; crimping said sleeve substantially along the entire length of its longitudinal wall until said sleeve is frictionally held to said portion and formed with opposed and generally flat surface portions along substantially the entire length of the longitudinal wall of said sleeve surrounding said diametrically opposed apertures; and piercing said portion by transverse displacement of the strands of said cable to form a through aperture aligned with said diametrically opposed apertures in said sleeve whereby said aperture and said diametrically opposed apertures form a through passage for fastening means to secure the cable and sleeve to an electrical terminal.
- 2. A process as set forth in claim 1 in which piercing of the portion and crimping of the sleeve occur essentially at the same time.
- 3. A process as set forth in claim 1 in which the piercing of the portion is essentially completed prior to the crimping of the sleeve.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 420,432 filed Nov. 30, 1973, now abandoned, relating to electrical connectors in general and more particularly relating to the making of connectors of this type by crimping a sleeve at the end of a stranded cable.
US Referenced Citations (4)
Foreign Referenced Citations (3)
Number |
Date |
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840,629 |
Jun 1939 |
FR |
747,671 |
Apr 1956 |
UK |
778,454 |
Jul 1957 |
UK |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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420432 |
Nov 1973 |
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