Battery cable connector
First Claim
1. A battery cable connector for alternative attachment to a top terminal of a top terminal battery and a side terminal of a side terminal battery, comprising:
- first and second gripping members;
first and second jaws on end portions of said first and second gripping members respectively;
a first hinge coacting with said first and second gripping members and effective to permit manual relative rotation of said first and second jaws between a closed state and an open state;
a support member;
a second hinge pivotally joining a first end of said support member to said first gripping member;
a side battery terminal clamp at a second end of said support member;
said support member being rotatable on said second hinge between a retracted position and at least one extended position;
said side battery terminal clamp extending beyond said first jaw in said extended position and available for connection to a side battery terminal;
said side battery terminal clamp being retracted toward said first gripping member in said retracted position thereof, said retracted position permitting engagement of said first and second jaws with a top battery terminal.
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Abstract
A battery cable connector for top and side battery terminals has two resiliently movable gripping members whose end portions are manually separable from a normally closed state to an open state and jaws formed on the end portions for engaging a top battery terminal when in the closed state. A side battery terminal clamp is connected to a support member which is pivotally mounted on the end portion of one gripping member for pivotal movement of the clamp, in a plane radial to the direction of movement of the end portions, between a retracted position wherein the jaws are free to engage a top battery terminal and an extended position wherein the clamp projects from the end portions and is free to engage a side battery terminal. When the jaws comprise meshing circumferentially positioned teeth, optional positions may be selected for the battery terminal clamp.
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14 Claims
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1. A battery cable connector for alternative attachment to a top terminal of a top terminal battery and a side terminal of a side terminal battery, comprising:
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first and second gripping members; first and second jaws on end portions of said first and second gripping members respectively; a first hinge coacting with said first and second gripping members and effective to permit manual relative rotation of said first and second jaws between a closed state and an open state; a support member; a second hinge pivotally joining a first end of said support member to said first gripping member; a side battery terminal clamp at a second end of said support member; said support member being rotatable on said second hinge between a retracted position and at least one extended position; said side battery terminal clamp extending beyond said first jaw in said extended position and available for connection to a side battery terminal; said side battery terminal clamp being retracted toward said first gripping member in said retracted position thereof, said retracted position permitting engagement of said first and second jaws with a top battery terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 10, 11)
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4. A battery cable connector for use with top and side battery terminals, the connector comprising:
- two resiliently movable gripping members having end portions which are manually separable from a normally closed state to an open state;
means disposed on the end portions of the gripping members to form jaws for engaging a top battery terminal when the gripping members are in the closed state;
means including a side battery terminal clamp mounted on one gripping member for pivotal movement of the clamp in a plane radial to the direction of movement of the end portion between a retracted position wherein the two gripping members are free to engage a top battery terminal and an extended position wherein the clamp projects from the end portions and is free to engage a side battery terminal; and
wherein the pivotally mounted means comprises a support member pivotally connected at one end of the inner face of the end portion of one gripping member and having the clamp at the opposite end of the support member and wherein the means forming the jaws comprises first teeth mounted on the inner face of the end portion of the other gripping member and second teeth mounted on the inner face of the one end of the support member to form a jaw when the clamp is in the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14)
- two resiliently movable gripping members having end portions which are manually separable from a normally closed state to an open state;
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