Inventors:
Richard V. Campbell - Tallahassee FL, US
David W. Hilbig - Cairo GA, US
Kristopher L. Wortham - Tallahassee FL, US
David F. Sediles - Tallahassee FL, US
International Classification:
B23P 11/00
Abstract:
A method for straightening, constraining, cutting and terminating a multi-stranded, non-parallel cable. The method includes: (1) dividing the cable into smaller components which are in the size range suitable for the prior art termination technology; (2) creating a termination on the end of each of the smaller components; (3) providing a collector which reassembles the individual terminations back into a single unit; and (4) maintaining alignment between the terminations and the smaller components while the terminations and the collector are in a connected state.