Side terminal battery charging apparatus

• US 4,854,901 A
• Filed: 09/29/1988
• Issued: 08/08/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mark D. Vernachio
• Original Assignee: Mark D. Vernachio
• Inventors: Vernachio, Mark D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bradley, P. Austin
• Application Number:
  US07/250,641
• Time in Patent Office: 313 Days
• Field of Search: 439/755, 439/759
• US Class Current: 439/755
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/24 with gripping jaws, e.g. crocodile clip

Abstract

A battery terminal connector apparatus (10) for batteries (100) having post (101) and/or recessed aperture (103) terminals; wherein, the battery terminal connector apparatus (10) includes a conventional spring biased pair of pivoted jaw members (13) having at least one post member (15) that is dimensioned to be received in a recessed aperture terminal (103).

Claims

1. A battery terminal connector apparatus for diverse batteries equipped with post and/or recessed aperture terminals wherein the apparatus comprises:

a pair of spring biased pivoted jaw members wherein one of the jaw members is operatively attached to an insulated electrical cable; and

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a side terminal unit comprising at least one post member operatively attached to one of said jaw members;

wherein, said at least one post member is dimensioned to be received in and engage a portion of the internal periphery of a recessed aperture terminal.

2. The apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said side terminal unit comprises:

a pair of post members wherein each of the post members is operatively attached to one of the jaw members.

3. The apparatus as in claim 2 wherein the operative attachment between each post member and each jaw member comprises an arm element.

4. The apparatus as in claim 3 wherein each arm element is connected to a respective jaw member and each post member is attached to and projects outwardly from one of the arm elements.

5. The apparatus as in claim 2 wherein the post members are adapted to be brought into close engagement with one another and dimensioned to be received in the interior of a recessed aperture terminal.

6. The apparatus as in claim 5 wherein each post member has a semicircular end configuration.