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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354302 | Car battery terminal quick connect handle A quick connect unit is used to quickly connect a battery cable to a terminal of a battery, such as an automobile battery. The quick connect unit includes jaws that are adapted to be connected to a battery terminal and a handle connected to the jaws that is squeezed... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7189122 | Hand lever battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector, especially for securement to the battery terminal post of an electrical storage battery. The battery terminal connector includes at least a body portion, a generally circular opening within that body portion for receiving the battery te... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189123 | Lawn and garden battery clamp An improved battery cable clamp provides for toolless attachment of battery cable connectors to lawn and garden-type battery terminal posts utilizing a bossed handle, cam seat and thumbnut, preferably made of non-corrosive materials. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7134884 | Electrical connector with high durability cycles An electrical connector (1) comprises a mating cavity (147) defining a front-to-back direction for mating and unmating, a supporting bracket (14) defined in the mating cavity, and a printed circuit board (20), the supporting bracket compr... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7094071 | Junction box including connector deformation means A junction box containing at least one electrical terminal is connected for displacement between unfastened and fastened positions relative to a carrier element, whereby during movement of the housing toward the fastened position, a U-shape contact spring is progres... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7076847 | Clamping piece The invention concerns a clamping piece having a fixing end which can be fixed to a structural profile member or the like and a clamping end having two clamping limbs which enclose a clamping eye and which can be tightened by way of a tightening means. The object of... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7046115 | Fuse box A fuse box includes a lower cover and an upper cover mounted on an intermediate case to form a box. A large-capacity fuse having an input terminal and an output terminal projecting in substantially opposite directions from one side surface of a body of the fuse is a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6971925 | Rotatable connector for a battery cable clamp An improved rotatable battery cable clamp connector is designed for use with applying pressure to legs of the clamp intermediate the cable section and post section of the clamp. Self-lubricating and non-corrosive materials are also used to advantage in the manufactu... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6950311 | Telecommunications switch/server The switch has a passive section and an active section or tray that may be docked to the passive section. The passive section contains only the physical interfaces to the switch's external data and telephony networks and power input. It is not intended to be a field... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939150 | Foldable electrical plug connector Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an electrical plug connector including a plurality of prongs capable of being coupled to an electrical power source and an outer body having at least one recess. A gearing mechanism is configured to cause retracti... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932650 | Fused battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector having at least one ferrule at one end of the connector; a body portion at the other end of the connector; a generally flat base portion between the ferrule and the body portion; and a removable fuse, having two terminals, and positioned... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6869310 | Battery connector A battery connector is constituted by a battery terminal, a fitting portion, a terminal cover, an opening portion and an operation member. The battery terminal is connected to a wire and has the fitting portion which has an aperture enough to be loosely fitted to th... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6648701 | Battery clamp A batter clamp comprises a contact ring which can be placed on a battery contact, and a terminal bolt to which a cable can be screwed. The contact ring is formed from two metal lugs each continuing into an intermediate section in which they extend in para... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6478634 | Battery terminal A terminal body is made of a conductive, resilient strip extending while forming an annular fitting portion having a first diameter which is smaller than a diameter of a battery post. An operating member is fitted with both end portions of the strip so as... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6430061 | Self-tolerancing fiber optic transceiver shield In an FOT connector housing which couples and retains an FOT and an optical fiber with the object of maintaining a desired distance between an FOT interface and the optical fiber, an EMI shield for the FOT comprising an FOT metal casing which maintains th... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6409553 | Battery clamp A battery clamp comprises a connecting lug (12), a contact ring (10) which is provided with a slot so as to form two opposite clamping ends (14). Each clamping end includes a bent lug (16), and a slope (18). A spring (22) engages the clamping ends of the ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6391489 | Battery terminal jumper clip A battery terminal jumper clip is presented that is capable of providing series battery connection between adjacent batteries in a battery stack useful for an uninterruptible power supply. The battery terminal jumper clip accommodates tab type terminal co... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6383037 | Safety disconnector A disconnector comprises a first conductor (10), a second conductor (14) which is mechanically connected with the first conductor (10) but electrically insulated therefrom, and a semiconductor switch (28) which provides an electrically switchable electric... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6341990 | Structure for connecting battery terminal In a structure for connecting a battery terminal to a battery post of a battery, a terminal body has a U-shaped curved portion which is formed between a distal end portion and a proximal end portion of the battery terminal. A retaining portion, at which t... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6340319 | Battery terminal A connector includes extending portions (12) formed with ribs (23) and receiving surfaces (24) that function as primary stoppers (22) to restrict movement of the extending portions (12) toward each other by contact each other when a spacing between the ex... | 01/22/2002 |
| 5897403 | Apparatus for making contact with a conical contact An apparatus for making contact with a conical contact, in particular a battery terminal, is specified, which apparatus is manufactured from sheet metal by punching and shaping and has two rings of different diameters which each have an opening on one sid... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5879202 | Battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post, particularly useful in automotive application. The connector includes a plate having an aperture which is shaped and sized to fit about the battery post. A slot extends from the aperture to on... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5716243 | Automotive battery connector assembly An automotive battery connection assembly comprises terminals for automated connection to battery posts, and a housing with plus and minus pole circuitry mounted therein. The terminal comprises a contact section and a rotatable spring element that has tab... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5707257 | Elliptical battery post and terminal A battery connection comprises a battery post protruding from a battery and a battery cable terminal for clamping connection with the battery post. The battery post is an elliptical cylinder projecting perpendicularly from the surface of the battery, and ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5616055 | Connecting terminal for a pole shaped member A connecting terminal, e.g. for a battery pole, comprises an essentially cylindrical casing provided with a longitudinal division, with at least one pair of jaws separated by the longitudinal division, between which jaws is located an opening for acceptan... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5595510 | Snap-on battery cable connector A snap-on battery cable connector including an electrically conductive, elongated body formed with a pair of semi-circular jaws projecting from a central yoke and cooperating to form a battery terminal-receiving socket and formed distally with respective ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5588883 | Connector A connecting device having a fastening ring which has an elliptical cross-section and a slot. Projections 18 are on the inner surface of major axis portions of the fastening ring. An outer ring, which also has an elliptical cross-section, larger than the ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5582933 | Cell with terminals and circuit substrate In a cell assembly, a cell has terminal elements for attachment to mating terminal elements. Each of the terminal elements has an engaging portion with peripheral ends bent to form an interior region and an first surface with an opening and a projection p... | 12/10/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5389466 | Battery terminal A battery terminal comprising: a main body and a lever which is pivotal and has a bearing portion cam-shaped and supported on the lever-holding portion. The main body comprises: an annular electrode-engaging portion into which a battery post is inserted; ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5254020 | Snap on battery cable connector A snap on battery connector including a yoke having a pair of jaws projecting flexibly therefrom and coupled on their free extremities with the opposite ends of a linkage, such coupling being by an eccentric cam such that rotation thereof causes the jaws ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5190484 | Clamp for a battery cable A clamp for a battery cable, to be easily secured and removed from a battery terminal stud, the clamp including a main clamp body having a vertical bore extending therethrough which is adapted to receive the battery terminal stud therein, the clamp body f... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5087214 | Battery terminal connector A battery post connector having a body member formed from sheet metal comprising a clamp section for attachment to a terminal post and a base section for rigid connection to a battery cable. The clamp section has an inner surface adapted to grippingly eng... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5011437 | Battery terminal connector An improved connector for connecting an electrically conductive cable to the terminal post of a wet-cell storage battery in such a manner as to facilitate quick connection and disconnection therebetween while maintaining the permanency characteristics pos... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4099827 | Latching device The present invention relates to a device for latching a terminal to a battery post. More specifically, a finger on the free end of the terminal's hoop has several sets of teeth and the channel of the terminal has an opening through which the finger is in... | 07/11/1978 |
