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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075352 | Connecting terminal for storage battery Disclosed is a connection terminal for a storage battery for coupling the storage battery of a car with a connection wire. The connection terminal includes: a fixing plate having a hole of a predetermined size formed at the center thereof; a fixing member vertically... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7749031 | Lever lock battery clamp terminal A battery clamp includes a collar cooperating with opposing compression plates to engage a battery terminal. The clamp further includes a locking mechanism adapted to apply a compression force between the collar and the battery terminal. A method of securing a batte... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7374464 | Quick connection battery terminal A battery terminal including a base configured to selectably engage a terminal tongue. An annular electrode-engaging portion is configured to receive a battery post, one end of the electrode-engaging portion extending contiguously from the base. An opposite end of t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7344421 | Quick release battery cable connector A bracket and quick connect/disconnect battery cable connector are disclosed to facilitate connection of a battery cable to a vehicle batter. The bracket is adapted to be connected to a battery to be in electrical communication with a terminal of the battery. The br... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7170006 | Battery contact mechanism including single-piece battery contact spring A battery contact mechanism (10) including a battery contact spring (12) for electrically connecting a battery (24) with electronic componentry (20) within a battery-powered device (14), such as, for example, a portable, hand-held ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7029338 | Releasable side terminal battery cable connector clamp A side terminal battery cable converter clamp is provided with a clamp shaft having a distal male threaded end adapted to mate with a female threaded side terminal, said clamp shaft carrying a cam seat, a cammed handle with pin, and a locknut, wherein the cammed han... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6773310 | Battery terminal connection with quick-release lever A battery terminal connector that requires no tools to engage or remove uses a quick-release system in order to increase efficiency. The use of a lever (which makes up an important part of the quick-release system) with a varying radius is used to engage or release ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6554657 | Battery clamp A battery clamp for being connected to a battery contact comprises a connecting lug, a contact ring which is provided with a slot so as to form two opposite clamping ends, and a spring which engages the clamping ends of the contact ring. The battery clamp... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6524141 | Cable terminal connecting structure of battery A terminal fitting includes: a first portion which is secured to a cable; a second portion which has a substantially U-shape in which a first end thereof is integrally connected to the first portion, and an electrode post is fitted therein; and a third po... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6413124 | Cable-terminal connecting device for a battery A metal terminal (20) includes an post winding-around portion (23) which is connectable to an electrode post (2) to clasp from an outer side thereof. When a lock lever (25) is pressed down to a locking position, a clasp by the post winding-around portion ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6203383 | Lever action battery terminal apparatus A lever controlled battery terminal connection, comprising a body having upper and lower portions, said lower portion defining a re-entrant recess to receive a battery terminal post, a lever carried by the body to pivot relative to said body upper portion... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6174207 | Battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector for a quick and easy way to connect and disconnect battery cables to a battery. The battery terminal connector includes a housing having an open top end, an open bottom end, an open side, a first side wall, and a second side w... | 01/16/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5823831 | Battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector which can be removed and connected securely without a tool, and is simple both in use and in construction is disclosed. The battery terminal connector comprises a body that receives a battery terminal and a cam shaft rotatable... | 10/20/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5503574 | Battery cable connector A battery cable connector connects a battery cable to a battery post. The connector comprises first and second outer connector portions and a third intermediate connector portion trapped between the first and second connector portions. The first and third... | 04/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5024619 | Terminal connector assembly A battery terminal connector includes a rotatable member having a first inclined surfaced offset from the axis of rotation and a fixed member with a second inclined surface. Rotation of the rotatable member relative to the fixed member causes contact betw... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4964819 | Terminal connector clamp A terminal connector clamp includes opposing, first and second terminal connector flanges and aligned apertures in the flanges adapted for the reception of a connecting shaft. A connecting shaft having a long axis is adapted for placement through the aper... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4695118 | Battery terminal post clamp An electrically conducting battery terminal post clamp which does not require the use of any separate fastener assembly. The clamp includes a cam member movable from an unlocked position to a locked position. With the cam member in the locked position, pr... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4595842 | Protection device for electronic components in vehicles A protection device, for electronic components of vehicles, having a vehicle battery including a battery terminal with an electrical supply clamp attached thereto, comprising an electrically conductive connector engageable with the battery terminal-clamp ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4537460 | Quick release clamp for battery cable connector This invention relates to a quick release clamp for applying the laterally constrictable ears of a cable connector to the terminal of an electric storage battery. The clamp includes a bolt having a threaded shank terminating at one end in an enlarged head... | 08/27/1985 |
