Abstract: A crimping apparatus includes a base member and a platen member, movable relative to each other, with each carrying a jaw member having a crimping recess therein. An eccentrically mounted manually rotatable disc member acts as a cam to move the platen member relatively toward the base member to bring the jaw members into contact with one another. The crimping recesses are generally Y-shaped in configuration to cause the item to be crimped to have a crimped section which is diamond-shaped in cross-sectional configuration.

Abstract: An improved form of battery cable is produced through the use of a battery terminal member which has a copper tube projecting from the end thereof. The multi-strand electrically conductive cable is cut to the desired length, the end is stripped and inserted into the copper tube and the copper tube is crimped into a diamond-shaped crimp to form a substantially solid mass of the cable strands wherein. Then, a plastic sleeve is heat shrunk over the copper tube and a portion of the cable sheath to form a corrosion-free connection.