Booster cable clamp for side terminal and standard battery posts
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1. An electrical connector for engaging a battery terminal, comprising;
- (a) a first member having a handle and a first jaw for selectively engaging both a top-mount post-type battery terminal and a side-mount bolt-type battery terminal;
(b) a second member pivotally mounted to said first member, having a handle, a second jaw for engaging a top-mount post-type battery terminal, and a bolt-type battery terminal engaging surface having a closed through slot therein for receiving and engaging therein the head portion of a side-mount bolt-type battery terminal bolt, and for engaging a side-mount bolt-type battery terminal; and
(c) spring means for urging said first and second jaws toward each other.
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Abstract
A battery booster cable clamp is disclosed in which one of the battery terminal clamping jaws is provided with a through slot for receiving and electrically engaging the head portion of a side-mount battery terminal bolt. The edges of the through slot are designed to clamp under an annular ledge formed in the battery bolt head, so that the opposing jaw engages the top surface of the terminal bolt to sandwich the battery terminal bolt head by gripping between the underside of the bolt annular ledge and the terminal bolt top surface.
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1. An electrical connector for engaging a battery terminal, comprising;
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(a) a first member having a handle and a first jaw for selectively engaging both a top-mount post-type battery terminal and a side-mount bolt-type battery terminal; (b) a second member pivotally mounted to said first member, having a handle, a second jaw for engaging a top-mount post-type battery terminal, and a bolt-type battery terminal engaging surface having a closed through slot therein for receiving and engaging therein the head portion of a side-mount bolt-type battery terminal bolt, and for engaging a side-mount bolt-type battery terminal; and (c) spring means for urging said first and second jaws toward each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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