TERMINAL CRIMPER AND PREPARATION HAND TOOL

摘要

The disclosure is directed to a hand tool of the pliers configuration having a set of crimping nests located in jaw members. In particular, one jaw may have two crimping nests, each nest having an expansion zone on each side thereof to receive any material flowing out from the nest when a terminal is crimped therein. The expansion zones between the two crimping nests overlap so as to permit placement of each of the nests closer to the optimum distance from the handle pivot. A visual indicator permits the operator to crimp terminals of different discrete sizes in a single one of the crimping nests and a hook member used to lock the handles in a closed position further provides discrete limits of crimping nest closure. A compression spring located in overlapping slots of the handle member provides a recessed means to rapidly open the handles when the hook member is released. Discretely sized insulation cutting edges located between the pivot and the handle free ends permits the edge to overlap one another and thus provide a complete cut about the wire periphery and provide a wedge to break through the uncut land of insulation.