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Abstract

An improved bandoleer of contact carriers for use in a power crimping tool is provided by assembling a plurality of separate contact carriers. Each contact carrier has a uniform exterior size and shape and is further provided with a male connector radially extending from one side, and the diametrically opposite side of the contact carrier is provided with a female connector radially extending from the contact carrier. The female and male connectors are arranged and configured to resiliently couple to corresponding and appropriate opposite connectors with the adjacent contact carrier in the bandoleer. The male connector is a longitudinal web having a longitudinal bulbous portion. The female connector is a socket connector having a restricted opening smaller than the bulbous portion of the male connector. However, the inherent resiliency of the female socket allows the restricted portion to expand to permit passage of the bulbous portion of the male connector into the female socket. Thereafter the restricted opening closes to retain the male connector of the adjacent contact carrier. The contact carriers are color coded according to the gauge of electrical contact or the type of electrical contact contained within the contact carrier. Therefore, depending upon the fabrication sequence which is to be practiced, a color coded bandoleer is assembled with the appropriate type, gauge and number of contact carriers in the corresponding electrical contacts in an appropriate and arbitrarily selected sequence. The bandoleer can then be indexed into a power crimping tool.

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