Tool for stripping and crimping a wire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016254631-A1
Application number	US-201514633697-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A tool for stripping and crimping a wire includes a housing. The tool also includes a wire holding system defining a wire holding area and comprising a set of teeth configured to hold the wire as the wire is stripped and crimped. At least a portion of the wire holding system is contained within the housing. The tool further includes a wire stripping system defining a wire stripping area and comprising at least one stripping member configured to penetrate at least a portion of the wire. At least a portion of the wire stripping system is contained within the housing. The wire stripping area is adjacent to the wire holding area. Additionally, the tool includes a lug retainer system configured to position a lug on the wire in the wire stripping area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A tool for stripping and crimping a wire, said tool comprising:
a housing; a wire holding system defining a wire holding area and comprising a set of teeth configured to hold the wire as the wire is stripped and crimped, at least a portion of said wire holding system contained within said housing; and a wire stripping system defining a wire stripping area and comprising at least one stripping member configured to penetrate at least a portion of the wire, at least a portion of said wire stripping system contained within said housing, said wire stripping area adjacent to said wire holding area; and a lug retainer system configured to position a lug on the wire in said wire stripping area.

2 . The tool in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said housing is defined by a front portion, an opposite rear portion, a top, an opposite bottom, a first side extending between said front and rear portions, and a second side opposite said first side and extending between said front and rear portions.

3 . The tool in accordance with claim 2 , wherein said wire holding system further comprises:
a trigger; a transfer member; and a linkage.

4 . The tool in accordance with claim 3 , wherein said trigger is coupled to said transfer member and is configured to move said transfer member from a first position to a second position.

5 . The tool in accordance with claim 4 , wherein said linkage comprises a first linkage adjacent to said first side and a second linkage adjacent to said second side, said first linkage and said second linkage each coupled to said transfer member.

6 . The tool in accordance with claim 5 , wherein said set of teeth comprises a pair of teeth each coupled to a respective one of said first linkage and said second linkage.

7 . The tool in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said wire stripping system further comprises a plurality of brackets, each bracket of said plurality of brackets comprises at least one slot defined therein.

8 . The tool in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said at least one stripping member comprises at least one protrusion configured to be received in a corresponding one of said slots.

9 . The tool in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said lug retainer is configured to move from a first position to a second position automatically upon operation of said wire stripping system.

10 . A tool for stripping and crimping a wire, said tool comprising:
a housing; a wire holding system defining a wire holding area and comprising a set of teeth configured to hold the wire as the wire is stripped and crimped, at least a portion of said wire holding system contained within said housing; and a lug retainer system configured to position a lug on the wire in a lug crimping area adjacent to said wire holding area; and a wire crimping system configured to crimp the lug to the wire in said lug crimping area, at least a portion of said wire crimping system contained within said housing.

11 . The tool in accordance with claim 10 , wherein said housing is defined by a front portion, an opposite rear portion, a top, an opposite bottom, a first side extending between said front and rear portions, and a second side opposite said first side and extending between said front and rear portions.

12 . The tool in accordance with claim 10 , wherein said wire crimping system comprises a lever coupled to a first crimping block.

13 . The tool in accordance with claim 12 , wherein said wire crimping system further comprises a plurality of gears operably coupled between said lever and said first crimping block.

14 . The tool in accordance with claim 12 , wherein said lug retainer system comprises a lug gripper configured to releasably retain the lug, wherein said lug gripper is configured to release the lug as said first crimping block crimps the lug.

15 . The tool in accordance with claim 14 , wherein said lug gripper comprises a pair of gripping blocks coupled to a lug retainer alignment portion and configured to retain the lug therebetween in a friction fit.

16 . The tool in accordance with claim 15 , wherein said pair of gripping blocks are at least partially formed from a deformable material.

17 . A system for stripping and crimping a wire, said system comprising:
a housing; a wire stripping system defining a wire stripping area and comprising at least one stripping member configured to penetrate at least a portion of the wire, at least a portion of said wire stripping system contained within said housing; and a lug retainer system configured to position a lug on the wire in a lug crimping area that is at least partially co-extensive with said wire stripping area; and a wire crimping system configured to crimp the lug to the wire in said lug crimping area, at least a portion of said wire crimping system contained within said housing.

18 . The system in accordance with claim 17 , wherein said housing is defined by a front portion, an opposite rear portion, a top, an opposite bottom, a first side extending between said front and rear portions, and a second side opposite said first side and extending between said front and said rear portions.

19 . The system in accordance with claim 17 , wherein said lug retainer system is configured to move from a first position to a second position automatically upon operation of said wire stripping system.

20 . The system in accordance with claim 17 , wherein said wire crimping system comprises a lever coupled to a first crimping block.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Virkler Adam Eric
• Foss Steven Jackson
• Woodard Royce
• Steinbrenner Julie Elizabeth
• Haberkorn Davis
• Mitchell Jr Warren
• Curran Jamie
• Junak Teller
• David Kathryn

Classifications

• B26D3/28

  Splitting layers from work; Mutually separating layers by cutting (B26D3/30 takes precedence; Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics B29B17/00) · CPC title

• H01R43/0421 Primary

  combined with other functions, e.g. cutting · CPC title