Top clamping battery terminal connector
US6817908B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R11/285
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A battery terminal connector having a body portion, and an intermediate aperture for engaging a battery post. The size of the intermediate aperture is variable from a size well in excess of the diameter of the battery post to which it is to be connected, to a size somewhat smaller than the diameter of the battery post to which it is to be connected. A base plate is positioned along a line extending generally from one side surface of the connector to the other side surface of the connector. A threaded rod extends upwardly from the base plate. The connector further includes at least one vertically-movable element, including an upper and a lower wedge-shaped element. A threaded nut is preferably rotatably secured to the threaded rod. The threaded nut is positioned above and abuts against the upper of the two wedge-shaped elements. As the threaded nut is moved downward along the threaded rod, the nut pushes upon that upper wedge-shaped element. In turn, the upper wedge-shaped element forces the lower wedge-shaped element down and in. This inward movement pressures one of the side surfaces on the connector, and as a result the intermediate aperture becomes reduced in size.
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