Claims
- 1. An alignment tool for use in positioning terminals in an electrical connector, the alignment tool comprising:
- a rearward surface and a forward surface, and end walls and side walls extending from the rearward surface to the forward surface;
- terminal receiving recesses extending toward the rearward surface first to transverse bottom surfaces from the forward surface, and extending there beyond along the side walls, with dividers separating them;
- positioning means positioned on the end walls, the positioning means cooperate with the electrical connector to insure that the alignment tool is properly positioned relative to the connector when the alignment tool is moved into cooperation with the connector.
- 2. An alignment tool as recited in claim 1 wherein the alignment tool is modular, such that the alignment tool can be modified to allow the tool to be used for various sizes of connectors.
- 3. An alignment tool as recited in claim 1 wherein the alignment tool is manufactured from precision ground steel so that the manufacturing tolerances can be minimized thereby enabling the tool to maintain the precise spacing required.
- 4. An alignment tool as recited in claim 1 wherein the terminal receiving recesses are dimensioned to accept terminals therein, the terminals frictionally engage bottom surfaces of the terminal receiving recesses to maintain the terminals in position relative to the alignment tool, dividing walls are provided between the terminal receiving recess to prevent the movement of the terminals.
- 5. An alignment tool as recited in claim 4 wherein the center line spacing of the terminal receiving recess is approximately 0.02 of an inch.
Parent Case Info
This application of a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/925,357 filed Aug. 4, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,221,759; which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/716,447 filed Jun. 17, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,157,827 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/502,941 filed Mar. 30, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,100,342.
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