David C Weaver

US Patent:

8210884, Jul 3, 2012

Filed:

Dec 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/976707

Inventors:

Ned Corman - Harrisburg PA, US
Uwe Blümmel - Hockenheim, DE
Helge Schmidt - Speyer, DE
Charles D. Copper - Hummelstown PA, US
Raymond Dennis Boyer - Mechanicsburg PA, US
David B. Weaver - Landisburg PA, US
John Wesley Hall - Harrisburg PA, US
John M. Myer - Millersville PA, US

Assignee:

Tyco Electronics Corporation - Berwyn PA
Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH - Bensheim

International Classification:

H01R 4/10

US Classification:

439877

Abstract:

An electrical terminal is provided for terminating a wire. The electrical terminal includes an electrical contact and a crimp barrel extending from the electrical contact. The crimp barrel is configured to be crimped around an end of the wire. The crimp barrel includes a base and opposing side walls that extend from the base. The base and the side walls define an opening of the crimp barrel that is configured to receive the end of the wire therein. The side walls extend outwardly from the base to ends. The side walls include base segments that extend from the base and end segments that extend from the base segments and include the ends. A sealing wing extends from the end of at least one of the side walls. The side walls are configured to be folded over when crimped over the end of the wire such that a gap is defined between the end segment and the base segment of at least one of the side walls. The sealing wing is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment and the base segment of the corresponding side wall when the side walls are crimped over the end of the wire.

US Patent:

52807169, Jan 25, 1994

Filed:

Nov 13, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/976129

Inventors:

Dale R. Ryan - Harrisburg PA
Steven T. Merkt - New Cumberland PA
David B. Weaver - Landisburg PA
Richard L. Schaeffer - Carlisle PA

Assignee:

The Whitaker Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H01R 43042

US Classification:

72410

Abstract:

A tool for crimping a terminal to an end of an electrical conductor has a movable fulcrum which reduces hand force required to operate the crimping tool. The tool includes main body having a handle end and a first jaw disposed remote from the handle end. A second jaw is pivotally connected to the main body between the handle end and the first jaw. The a second jaw cooperates with the first jaw to perform the crimping as the second jaw is pivoted toward the first jaw. A movable handle is operably connected to the second jaw to pivot the second jaw toward the first jaw. A driver link has a first end pivotally connected to the main body, and a second end of the driver link has a slidable connection with the movable handle. The slidable connection includes a pivot pin which is slidable in a slot defined in the movable handle. As the movable handle is operated to pivot the second jaw toward the first jaw, the fulcrum is displaced relative to the movable handle between at least a first position and a second position, thereby modifying a distance between the fulcrum and the connection of the movable handle with the second jaw.

US Patent:

20140273666, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/830069

Inventors:

- Berwyn PA, US
- Bensheim, DE
Helge Schmidt - Speyer, DE
Charles D. Copper - Hummestown PA, US
Raymond Dennis Boyer - Mechanicsburg PA, US
David B. Weaver - Landisburg PA, US
John Wesley Hall - Harrisburg PA, US
John M. Meyer - Millersville PA, US

Assignee:

Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH - Bensheim
Tyco Electronics Corporation - Berwyn PA

International Classification:

H01R 4/18

US Classification:

439877

Abstract:

An electrical terminal () having an electrical contact () and a crimp barrel () configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel () includes a base () and opposing side walls () that define an opening () of the crimp barrel (). The side walls () extend outwardly from the base () to ends () and include base segments () and end segments (). A sealing wing () extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (). The side walls () are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment () and the base segment () of at least one of the side walls (). The sealing wing () is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment () and the base segment () when the side walls () are crimped over the end of the wire.