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An apparatus (40) is disclosed for crimping a terminal (12) onto a wire (10) thereby forming a crimped wire assembly (32). The apparatus includes an upper die form tool (78) and a mating lower deep crimping nest (74) for performing the crimping operation. A terminal feed unit (86) is provided for fe

An apparatus (40) is disclosed for crimping a terminal (12) onto a wire (10) thereby forming a crimped wire assembly (32). The apparatus includes an upper die form tool (78) and a mating lower deep crimping nest (74) for performing the crimping operation. A terminal feed unit (86) is provided for feeding a strip (24) of terminals along a feed path (180) and positioning each terminal, in turn, in crimping position between the mating tooling. A lifting arm (134) is provided for separating the crimped wire assembly (32) from the deep crimping nest (74). The arm is pivotally attached to the apparatus and includes a first end having a camming surface (160, 162) arranged to engage the crimped wire assembly, and upon pivoting of the arm, the camming surface cams the crimped wire assembly (32) out of the deep crimping nest (74) in a direction (178) substantially perpendicular to the feed path (180) and then moves the wire assembly (32) in a direction along the feed path.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an apparatus for crimping a terminal onto a wire thereby forming a crimped wire assembly wherein said apparatus includes a first tooling unit and a second tooling unit movable toward and matable with said first tooling unit in a work station for effecting said crimping

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an apparatus for crimping a terminal onto a wire thereby forming a crimped wire assembly wherein said apparatus includes a first tooling unit and a second tooling unit movable toward and matable with said first tooling unit in a work station for effecting said crimping, and a terminal feed unit for feeding a strip of terminals from an upstream side of said work station along a feed path through said work station toward a downstream side thereof, a lifting device for separating said crimped wire assembly from said first tooling unit comprising:an arm pivotally attached to said first tooling unit and having a first end arranged so that when said arm is pivoted in a first direction said first end moves from a first position adjacent said work station to a second position on said downstream side of said work station, said first end having a camming surface arranged to engage said crimped wire assembly, said camming surface including a substantially flat angled surface and an abutting surface, wherein during said pivoting of said arm in said first direction, said substantially flat angled surface cams said crimped wire assembly out of said first tooling in a direction substantially perpendicular to said feed path, and then said abutting surface moves said wire assembly along said feed path in a direction toward said downstream side of said work station.