Wire bend fixture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9731338-B2
Application number	US-201314410668-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2013
Priority date	Jun 26, 2012
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A wire bending apparatus and a method for bending a wire and creating a loop in the wire is provided. The wire bending apparatus includes an anvil block that is connectable to a wire bending portion and connectable to a loop bending portion, such that the wire bending portion and the loop bending portion are rotatable. The anvil block includes a gap for holding a wire and the wire bending portion includes a groove for positioning the wire to be parallel to the direction of the wire when the wire bending portion is connected to the anvil block and rotated to form the bend in the wire. The loop bending portion includes a channel for engaging the wire when the loop bending portion is connected to the anvil block and rotated to form a loop in the wire.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A wire bending apparatus comprising:
a base portion having a gap perpendicular to the length direction of the base portion for anchoring a wire;
a wire bending portion connectable to the base portion for bending the wire; and
a loop bending portion connectable to the base portion for creating a loop on the bent portion of the wire, wherein
the base portion comprising:
a first connecting part;
a second connecting part; and
a securing portion that secures the wire to the gap of the base portion,

the wire bending portion comprising:
a groove provided along a length direction of the wire bending portion, in which the wire is positioned such that the wire is parallel to the wire bending portion; and
a third connecting part connectable to the first connecting part, and

the loop bending portion comprising:
a fourth connecting part connectable to the second connecting part, wherein the wire is rotatable around the fourth connecting part to create the loop on the bent portion of the wire; and
a channel provided near the fourth connecting part for engaging the wire;

wherein an axis of rotation of the loop bending portion is different from an axis of rotation of the wire bending portion.

2. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the connecting parts includes a hole for receiving a dowel pin.

3. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one of the first connecting part and the third connecting part includes a hole, and the other of the first connecting part and the third connecting part has a protrusion that connects to the hole.

4. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one of the second connecting part and the fourth connecting part includes a hole, and the other of the second connecting part and the fourth connecting part has a protrusion that connects to the hole.

5. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the base portion around the gap for anchoring the wire is larger than the thickness of the remaining portion of the base portion.

6. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first connecting part includes a hole provided on a side of the base portion, the third connecting part includes a hole provided on a side of the wire bending portion and a dowel pin is placed through the holes of the first and the third connecting part such that the base portion is connected to the wire bending portion.

7. The wire bending apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the wire bending portion is rotatable at the axis of the third hole.

8. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second connecting part includes a hole provided on the top of the base portion, the fourth connecting part includes a hole provided on the bottom of the loop bending portion and a dowel pin is placed through the holes of the second and the fourth connecting part such that the base portion is connected to the loop bending portion.

9. The wire bending apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the loop bending portion is rotatable at the axis of the fourth hole.

10. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the loop bending portion near the fourth connecting part is smaller than the thickness at the remaining portion of the loop bending portion.

11. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wire is secured perpendicular to the length direction of the base portion.

12. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the securing portion includes a screw for tightening the gap to firmly hold the wire.

13. A wire bending method comprising:
installing a wire in a base portion of the wire bending apparatus;
connecting a wire bending portion to the base portion and positioning the wire bending portion to be parallel to the direction of the wire installed in the base portion;
pivoting the wire bending portion downwards towards the base portion;
disconnecting and removing the wire bending portion from the base portion;
connecting a loop bending portion to the base portion and engaging the wire in a channel in the loop bending portion; and
rotating the loop bending portion to form a loop in the wire.

14. The wire bending method of claim 13 , wherein the wire bending portion is connected to the base portion via a dowel pin placed into holes in the wire bending portion and the base portion.

15. The wire bending method of claim 13 , wherein the wire is installed in a gap perpendicular to the length direction of the base portion.

16. The wire bending method of claim 15 , wherein the thickness of the base portion around the gap is larger than the thickness of the remaining portion of the base portion.

17. The wire bending method of claim 13 , wherein the wire is securely installed in the base portion by tightening a screw provided on the base portion.

18. The wire bending apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the axis of rotation of the loop bending portion is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the wire bending portion.

19. A wire bending apparatus comprising:
a base portion defining a gap for anchoring a wire, the base portion comprising a first connecting part and a second connecting part;
a wire bending portion connectable to the base portion for bending the wire, the wire bending portion comprising a groove defined along a length direction of the wire bending portion and a third connecting part connectable to the first connecting part; and
a loop bending portion connectable to the base portion for creating a loop on the bent portion of the wire, the loop bending portion comprising a channel and a fourth connecting part connectable to the second connecting part,
wherein an axis of rotation of the loop bending portion is different from an axis of rotation of the wire bending portion.

20. The wire bending apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the thickness of the base portion around the gap for anchoring the wire is larger than the thickness of the remaining portion of the base portion.

21. The wire bending apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the gap is perpendicular to a length direction of the base portion.

22. The wire bending apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the axis of rotation of the loop bending portion is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the wire bending portion.

Assignees

• Afl Telecommunications Llc

Inventors

• Guzzo Lou

Classifications

• B21F1/004 Primary

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