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Battery clamp

US7896713B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 2009
Grant dateMar 1, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 27, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R11/281
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a battery clamp with a universal design for coupling to a vehicle battery with either a top-mounted terminal or a side-mounted terminal. The present invention includes a clamp body having a top portion and a bottom portion, a clamp axle coupling the top portion of the clamp body to the bottom portion of the clamp body, top terminal contacts positioned at the clamping end of each of the top portion and the bottom portion of the clamp body, and side terminal contacts positioned adjacent to the clamp axle.

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