Electrical connection for battery charging apparatus or the like
First Claim
1. An electrical connection comprisinga relatively flat male plate, anda relatively flat female plate,said plates being adapted to be releasably locked together in connected condition,said female plate includingan open top recess being adapted to contain a plurality of elongated electrical terminals,a connector block being adapted to be releasably received in and locked to said open top recess, said connector block containinga plurality of depending slots formed therein, anda plurality of elongated electrical terminals being elongated in the same direction as said slots;
- said male plate includinga housing having an opening extending outwardly from said male plate, said housing being adapted to contain a plurality of elongated mating electrical terminals,a terminal block being adapted to be releasably received in and locked to said opening in the male plate,a plurality of spaced headed projections with there being one for each slot and with each projection having head and leg portions, andelongated mating electrical terminals, at least some of which correspond in location to the electrical terminals on said connector block when said plates are releasably locked together, andsaid male plate being positioned abutting the female plate with a leg of each of the projections being located in an associated slot and with the elongated electrical terminals on said connector block in contact with the mating electrical terminals on said terminal block, andsaid elongated electrical terminals on said connector block including;
(1) a pair of terminals having a fixed head in the direction of said depending slots located in individual recesses in said connector block, and(2) at least one terminal having a movable head in the direction of said depending slots to allow depression even in the absence of a corresponding terminal on the male plate; and
the corresponding mating electrical terminals on said terminal block either receiving the fixed heads on said terminals on said connector block or being in contact with said movable head on the other terminal on said connector block to depress the same in the direction of said slots when said plates are locked together, to establish an electrical connection.
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Abstract
An electrical connection for a battery pack to a battery charger or the like consisting of a bracket including a substantially flat male plate having a plurality of spaced headed projections and female electrical terminals carried within a projecting housing and a substantially flat female plate having a plurality of keyholes designed to facilitate receiving the projections and pairs of fixed and movable male electrical terminals positioned within a recess for engagement with the female electrical terminals.
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10 Claims
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1. An electrical connection comprising
a relatively flat male plate, and a relatively flat female plate, said plates being adapted to be releasably locked together in connected condition, said female plate including an open top recess being adapted to contain a plurality of elongated electrical terminals, a connector block being adapted to be releasably received in and locked to said open top recess, said connector block containing a plurality of depending slots formed therein, and a plurality of elongated electrical terminals being elongated in the same direction as said slots; -
said male plate including a housing having an opening extending outwardly from said male plate, said housing being adapted to contain a plurality of elongated mating electrical terminals, a terminal block being adapted to be releasably received in and locked to said opening in the male plate, a plurality of spaced headed projections with there being one for each slot and with each projection having head and leg portions, and elongated mating electrical terminals, at least some of which correspond in location to the electrical terminals on said connector block when said plates are releasably locked together, and said male plate being positioned abutting the female plate with a leg of each of the projections being located in an associated slot and with the elongated electrical terminals on said connector block in contact with the mating electrical terminals on said terminal block, and said elongated electrical terminals on said connector block including; (1) a pair of terminals having a fixed head in the direction of said depending slots located in individual recesses in said connector block, and (2) at least one terminal having a movable head in the direction of said depending slots to allow depression even in the absence of a corresponding terminal on the male plate; and the corresponding mating electrical terminals on said terminal block either receiving the fixed heads on said terminals on said connector block or being in contact with said movable head on the other terminal on said connector block to depress the same in the direction of said slots when said plates are locked together, to establish an electrical connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electrical connection comprising
a relatively flat male plate, and a relatively flat female plate, said plates being adapted to be releasably locked together in connected condition, said female plate including a plurality of depending slots, means for establishing a first electrical circuit comprising first and second electrical terminals being elongated in the same direction as said slots, and means for establishing at least a second electrical circuit comprising at least a third electrical terminal elongated in the same direction as said slots, said male plate including a plurality of spaced projections with there being one for each slot, and means for establishing said first electrical circuit comprising first and second elongated mating electrical terminals which correspond in location to the first and second electrical terminals on said female plate when said plates are releasably locked together, and means for establishing at least said second electrical circuit comprising at least a third mating electrical terminal which corresponds in location to the third electrical terminal on said female plate when said plates are releasably locked together, said male plate being positioned abutting the female plate with each of the projections being located in an associated slot and with the elongated electrical terminals on said female plate in contact with the mating electrical terminals on said male plate, and said first and second elongated electrical terminals on said female plate including: - a pair of terminals having a fixed head in the direction of said depending slots located in individual recesses in said female plate, and
said third elongated electrical terminal on said female plate including at least one terminal having a movable head in the direction of said depending slots to allow depression even in the absence of a corresponding terminal on the male plate; and the corresponding first and second mating electrical terminals on said male plate receiving the first and second fixed heads on said terminals on said female plate to establish said first electrical circuit, and said at least a third mating electrical terminal being in contact with said moving head on the third terminal on said female plate to depress the same in the direction of said slots when said plates are locked together, to establish said second electrical circuit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
- a pair of terminals having a fixed head in the direction of said depending slots located in individual recesses in said female plate, and
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