BATTERY CLAMP FOR USE WITH TOP POST AND SIDE POST BATTERIES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A battery clamp for use with (a) batteries with top post terminal connections and (b) batteries with side post terminal connections, comprising:
- a biasing member;
a first jaw handle and a second jaw handle, the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle having a respective handle portion and a respective clamping portion, the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle being pivotally coupled together, the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle being biased by the biasing member with the clamping portions being in a closed position;
a first jaw member and a second jaw member, the first jaw member and the second jaw member each having a respective jaw clamp portion, a respective jaw pivot portion, and a respective jaw wire connection portion, the jaw pivot portion of the first jaw member being pivotally coupled to the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle, the jaw pivot portion of the second jaw member being pivotally coupled to the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle;
a load pad electrically coupled to the first jaw member, the load pad having an aperture therein; and
a volt rod electrically coupled to the second jaw member, the volt rod having a first end and a second end, the first end protruding through the aperture of the load pad.
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Abstract
A battery clamp for use with (a) batteries with top post terminal connections and (b) batteries with side post terminal connections includes a first jaw handle and a second jaw handle. The jaw handles each have a handle portion and a clamping portion. The jaw handles are pivotally coupled to each other and are biased with the clamping portions in a closed position. The battery clamp further includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The jaw members have a jaw clamp portion, a jaw pivot portion, and a jaw wire portion. The jaw pivot portion of the first jaw member and the jaw pivot portion of the second jaw member are both pivotally coupled to the jaw handles. The battery clamp further includes a load pad and a volt rod. The load pad has an aperture and is coupled to the first jaw member. The volt rod is coupled to the second jaw member and protrudes through the aperture of the load pad.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A battery clamp for use with (a) batteries with top post terminal connections and (b) batteries with side post terminal connections, comprising:
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a biasing member; a first jaw handle and a second jaw handle, the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle having a respective handle portion and a respective clamping portion, the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle being pivotally coupled together, the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle being biased by the biasing member with the clamping portions being in a closed position; a first jaw member and a second jaw member, the first jaw member and the second jaw member each having a respective jaw clamp portion, a respective jaw pivot portion, and a respective jaw wire connection portion, the jaw pivot portion of the first jaw member being pivotally coupled to the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle, the jaw pivot portion of the second jaw member being pivotally coupled to the first jaw handle and the second jaw handle; a load pad electrically coupled to the first jaw member, the load pad having an aperture therein; and a volt rod electrically coupled to the second jaw member, the volt rod having a first end and a second end, the first end protruding through the aperture of the load pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of using a pair of battery clamps, each of the pair of battery clamps comprising a side post adapter, each of the side post adapters including a load pad and a volt rod, the method comprising:
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a) inserting each of the volt rods into a respective side post terminal in a battery; b) rotating each of the volt rods to cause the load pads to become electrically coupled to respective lead pads on the battery; c) applying a load to the battery; and d) measuring a current, a voltage, or both of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A battery clamp for use with (a) batteries with top post terminal connections and (b) batteries with side post terminal connections, comprising:
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a first jaw handle and a second jaw handle, the jaw handles each having a handle portion and a clamping portion, the jaw handles being pivotally coupled to each other, the jaw handles being biased with the clamping portions being in a substantially closed position, the clamping portions being configured to be coupled to a top-post terminal of a top-post battery; a jaw member insulator coupled to the clamping portion of the first jaw handle; a jaw member coupled to the jaw member insulator, the jaw member being electrically insulated from the jaw handles; and a side post adapter, the side post adapter being coupled to the handle portion of the first jaw handle, the side post adapter including a load pad and a volt rod, the load pad having an aperture therein, a portion of the volt rod protruding through the aperture of the load pad. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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