Abstract: An applicator die for use with a crimping machine of the type in which a supply of terminals are fed in the form of a terminal strip comprising a carrier band and a plurality of terminals respectively secured at one end thereof to successive points along the band, individual leads are fed to the machine and the machine functions to crimplingly apply a terminal to an end of each lead and sever the terminal from the carrier band. The applicator die includes, a hanger structure extending downwardly along a side edge of the horizontal guide plates to a location below the guide plates, and a feed finger pivotally mounted on the lower end of the hanger structure underneath the guide plates and including a pointed end extending upwardly through a slot in the lower guide plate for engagement with drive holes in the terminal strip.

Abstract: A feeder mechanism for use with an applicator die in which a supply of terminals is fed to the die in the form of a plurality of interconnected terminals and the die functions to crimpingly apply a terminal to an end of each of a plurality of leads successively fed to the die and sever the terminals from the terminal strip. The feeder mechanism comprises a wheel mounted such that the periphery of the wheel moves proximate the applicator die and a plurality of lead receiving assemblies are positioned at circumferentially spaced intervals around the periphery of the wheel so that the wheel may be incrementally rotated to bring successive lead receiving assemblies into proximity to the applicator die so as to allow a terminal to be crimpingly secured to the lead brought to the applicator die by each successive assembly.

Abstract: An applicator die for use with a crimping machine of the type in which a supply of terminals are fed in the form of a terminal strip comprising a carrier band and a plurality of terminals respectively secured at one end thereof to successive points along the band, individual leads are fed to the machine and the machine functions to crimpingly apply a terminal to an end of each lead and sever the terminal from the carrier band.