Battery cable disconnector
US6338649B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B21/04
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A battery cable disconnector enables a battery to be disconnected and reconnected quickly and easily without tools. The disconnector includes a female lug connector and a male lug connector adapted to be detachably connected together, each of the connectors having a two-faced contact section with one face for engagement with a face of the other connector when connected. The female contact section has an upper contact face and a lower non-contact face, the contact section having a centrally located circular opening with slots extending radially from the opening at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions and with grooves extending radially from the opening at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions on the lower non-contact face. The male connector contact section has a lower contact face and an upper non-contact face, the contact section having a centrally located circular opening with a hex head bolt extending therethrough, the bolt having a pin extending transversely through it at a point distal from the hex head and below the lower contact face, the pin being sized to fit through the slots in the female contact section, the bolt further having a surrounding helical spring above the upper non-contact…
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