Electrical connector crimping tool

U.S. Patent Number: 5277050

Abstract: A crimping tool is provided for compressing a terminal onto an electrical wire. The tool includes an anvil having a terminal engaging surface area. A ram is reciprocally movable toward and away from the anvil and has a terminal engaging surface area opposing the terminal engaging surface area of the anvil for compressing the terminal therebetween. A second ram is movably mounted on one of the anvil and ram in the respective terminal engaging surface area thereof for selectively compressing the terminal to an extent greater than that afforded by the anvil and the ram alone.

Inventors: DeRoss; Robert (Naperville, IL), Dudek; Ronald (Orland Park, IL)

Assignee: Molex Incorporated (Lisle, IL)

Application Number: 07/943,965

Issued: 1994-01-11

Expired: 2006-01-11

Classes: 72/403 ; 29/753

Field of search: 72/403,397,410 29/753,751

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