Patents by Inventor Edward H. Craver

Edward H. Craver has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wiring connector plugs to produce a wire mult
    Patent number: 4400874
    Abstract: In the wiring of connector plugs (18) to produce a wire mult, a wire (16) is first positioned in a terminal guide slot (32) on one side of a first connector plug (18) and then offset-dressed about a camming pin (52) of a wire insertion-and-slack forming tool (50) into alignment with a wire strain-relief slot (38) on an opposite side of the plug. Operation of the tool (50) then inserts the wire (16) into a terminal (24) on the one side of the first connector plug (18) and forms slack in the wire between the first connector plug and a second connector plug (18). The tool (50) next inserts the wire (16) into the wire strain-relief slot (38) of the first connector plug (18) and a terminal guide slot (38) on one side of the second connector plug (18) substantially simultaneously. The tool (50) includes dual air cylinders (64 and 66) and respective wire-engaging blades (54 and 56) which operate in sequence to perform the multing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1983
    Assignee: Western Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward H. Craver, Samuel Pinnolis