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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938692 | Quick-connection system for connecting electrical cables to a battery The present invention relates to a battery connection with an anti-locking system including a casing for connection of the electric cables furnished with a lever articulated between a locked position and an unlocked position. The connection has an anti-locking syste... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7883380 | Wire coupling device with a cam actuated by a lever A wire coupling device which may be used joining at least a separate first wire and second wire comprising: a housing having at least a first port and a second port, each port configured to receive a separate wire; a camming member disposed between the at least firs... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7749030 | Battery terminal-cable connector A battery terminal-cable connector provides an electrical connection between a battery terminal and a cable. The connector contains an integral cylindrical sleeve and flanges member, a cable fitting, a bolt, a pin, and a cam lever. The cam lever is movable between a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7695326 | Lever lock battery terminal A battery terminal connector for a generally cube-shaped automotive battery. The battery has a flat, horizontally disposed top. The battery terminal connector has a body portion with a top, a bottom, and an intermediate aperture for engaging a battery post. This int... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7540791 | Universal battery terminal adaptor A battery terminal connector for connecting to a battery terminal to a battery cable without the use of tools. The connector is of trapezoidal rectangular rounded shape which includes a lateral movable jaw, a movable lever effecting the movement of the jaw, the jaw ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7351119 | Battery cable clamp This invention is an improved battery booster cable and clamp apparatus that operates in conjunction with a two piece split electrically conductive housing that is adapted to allow a battery terminal to reside therein, the two pieces of the housing being slid into o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7303448 | Battery terminal connector with reversible clamp lever A battery terminal connector comprises a main body including a clamp having first and second flanges extending from ends thereof and a terminal receiving member extending from the first flange. A lever is removeably attached to the first and second flanges by a thre... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7077711 | Cam lock for electrical terminal A lever is attached to a power distribution module by a bracket. The lever has cam elements positioned over a conductor connected to the power distribution system within the module. The cam elements each have a rounded surface and an adjacent flat surface. The condu... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6965092 | Ultra fast rapid thermal processing chamber and method of use An apparatus and method and processing a semiconductor substrate that controls heating of the substrate to thereby control the depth of the junctions formed by impurities implanted in the semiconductor substrate by heating a device side of the semiconductor substrat... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6802747 | Connector for a battery cable clamp The improved battery cable clamp connector provides additional leverage for breaking corrosion and separating the legs of the clamp by positioning the pull for mechanical advantage and designing a lever to orient at a greater angle to the connecting rod and thereby ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6776669 | Battery clamp and battery A battery clamp comprises a contact ring that can be placed on a battery contact of a battery to be connected, a spring ring capable of pressing the contact ring against the battery contact, and a press-on housing capable of pressing the spring ring against the cont... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6623315 | Cable terminal and cable assembly A cable terminal includes a captivated locking ring and a sealed crimp joint to a cable. In a particular embodiment, the cable terminal is cast from a lead alloy and a crimp tube is lead plated before being cast into the body of the cable terminal. This f... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6309260 | Solder-in-place connector The invention involves a battery connector electrically connecting a multi-strand automotive-type cable to an automotive-type battery terminal where the battery connector is comprised of a connecting portion for engagement with an automotive-type battery ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6287155 | Battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector for providing a better and more secure manner of connecting battery cables to batteries. The battery terminal connector includes a support member having a main portion and a jaw portion integrally attached to the main portion;... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5575693 | Battery post connector An electrical connector that quickly clamps to or releases from a battery st has a band comprised of a flexible loop and a portion of the band remote from the loop. A flexible arm swingably mounts to the remote portion of the band, and a lever is journall... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5556309 | Battery terminal connector A snap-lock battery terminal connector (10) is disclosed. The connector (10) comprises a substantially annular ring (11) which has a lug (22) to which an electrical cable (23) is clamped. The connector (10) further comprises a pivotal member (13) which is... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5498168 | Earthing mechanics for shielded cables A device for earthing a bundle of shielded cables as protection against high frequency electromagnetic interference includes a rectangular metal collar in electrically conductive contact with the equipment to which or from which the shielded cables run. T... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5482480 | Connector terminal A connector requiring minimal insertion force and forming a reliable connection has a female terminal and a male terminal. A shaft portion of the male terminal is insertable into a closed end insertion tubular portion of the female terminal. The shaft por... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5277629 | Battery clamp connectors A battery clamp for connection of electrical cables to a terminal post of an electric storage battery has a body of electrically conductive material an aperture formed therethrough to accommodate the terminal post and includes cam operated locking means f... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269709 | Battery terminal post clamp adapted for connection to an external electric power source or consumer A battery terminal post clamp including a quick coupling device for its connection to a battery terminal post and operating means for operating the quick coupling device, said operating means being provided with an insulated handle means. The insulated ha... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5154646 | Battery clamp A quick connect/disconnect coupler for dry cell batteries including a flexible metal strap of copper, silver or alloys thereof having quick connect/disconnect clamps at each end. Each of the clamps has a base plate with a first aperture defining an inner ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5088941 | Device for connecting conductors to battery posts and the like A connector which is used to electrically connect one or more cables with the post of a battery has two jaws which are integral at one of their ends and define a gap with their other ends. The median portions of the jaws define an opening for the post. Th... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4758188 | Clamp-like electrical connector The jaws of the clamp are pivoted towards each other in a locked position of the clamp by a toggle arrangement. An electrical connection between the jaws of the clamp and the cable are effected only when the clamp is in its locked position.... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4664468 | Battery connector A connector for making connections to the post of an automotive lead-acid battery is disclosed. The connector includes a body portion having a pair of bifurcated ring portions each defining a circular opening therethrough, and a locking ring portion, also... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4576430 | Snap cable clamp apparatus for battery terminals Snap cable clamp apparatus for battery terminals includes an elongated dielectric block with a conductive block embedded therein and an aperture extending through both blocks and a slot extending between the aperture and the end of the outer, dielectric b... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4555159 | Battery post connector A quick-release battery post connector having an electrically conductive U-shaped clamp with legs that are connected by a pivot member which reciprocates in response to movement of a lever about an upstanding post on each leg. The lever has a boss that ro... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4385796 | Battery terminal post clamp A battery terminal post clamp with a quick-coupling device for its connection to a battery terminal post is disclosed. The clamp consists of two U-shaped parts (1,2). The legs (21,22) of one of the parts (2) extend through openings (8,9) in the legs (6,7)... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4303293 | Connection for electrodes A connector for electrodes in the form of an electrode clip is provided herein which is formed of resilient plastic material, e.g., polypropylene. It includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw, the jaws being provided with cooperating female electrical contac... | 12/01/1981 |
| 3988051 | Clamping means for clasping terminal posts Essentially, the clamping means comprise the basic, operative structure of the known lever-wrench pliers, a common type thereof which is sold under the trade mark "Vise Grip". According to the invention, however, an electrical conductor is mechanically an... | 10/26/1976 |
