Ex parte PIRIZ et al. - Page 5




              Appeal No. 2000-0325                                                                                       
              Application No. 08/914,365                                                                                 

                                                                direction of arrows 2 (Fig. 1)                           
              said connector body including an elongate         has an elongate first planar face toward                 
              first planar face and an elongate second viewer of Fig. 1, and a corresponding,                            
              planar face, said first planar face being         opposed second planar face on                            
              opposed to said second planar face,               opposite end of connector (hidden from                   
                                                                view in Fig. 1)                                          
              one end of said connector body being              continuous arcuate side wall 12 at least                 
              defined by a continuous arcuate wall              partly defines one end of the connector                  
              extending between said first planar face body, and extends between the first and                           
              and said second planar face for                   second planar face; at least upper                       
              engaging one arcuate die of the crimpingportion of wall 12 engages one arcuate                             
              tool,                                             die of the crimping tool                                 
              the other end of said connector body              recess 31                                                
              defining a first open ended conductor                                                                      
              receiving nest,                                                                                            
              said connector body further defining a            (second nest) recess 14;                                 
              second open ended conductor receiving (third nest) recess 22                                               
              nest and a third open ended conductor                                                                      
              receiving nest,                                                                                            
              said second and third conductor                   recesses 14 and 22 are adjacent wall 12                  
              receiving nests being adjacent said               and opening in substantially opposite                    
              arcuate wall and opening in substantially directions -- even if the center lines of                        
              opposite directions,                              recesses 14 and 22, apparently oriented                  
                                                                at 90E, are not considered "substan-                     
                                                                tially" opposite, the language does not                  
                                                                limit the "opening" as being measured                    
                                                                relative to the center line                              








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