Battery booster insulating boot
First Claim
1. A battery booster boot adapted for encapsulating the handle assembly of a battery booster cable, said assembly having a pair of handles terminating in a clamping means adapted for placement about the terminal of a battery, said boot comprising a body of elastically deformable electrically insulating material, said body having first and second opposed ends, sides, and faces, said first end having an aperture therein for insertion of said handle assembly within said body, said second end including a retractable segment having a plurality of pleats and an aperture extending therethrough.
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Abstract
A body of elastically deformable insulating material to encapsulate the handle assemblies of battery booster cables. The entire assembly is placed within the body of material therefore leaving no exposed metal surfaces and hence preventing the risk of electrical shock during the use of such cables.
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16 Claims
- 1. A battery booster boot adapted for encapsulating the handle assembly of a battery booster cable, said assembly having a pair of handles terminating in a clamping means adapted for placement about the terminal of a battery, said boot comprising a body of elastically deformable electrically insulating material, said body having first and second opposed ends, sides, and faces, said first end having an aperture therein for insertion of said handle assembly within said body, said second end including a retractable segment having a plurality of pleats and an aperture extending therethrough.
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16. A battery booster handle assembly having a pair of handles terminating in a clamping means adapted for placement about the terminal of a battery, in combination with a battery booster boot comprising a body of elastically deformable electrically insulating material, said body having first and second opposed ends, sides and faces, said first end having an aperture therein for insertion of said handle assembly within said body, said second end having a retractable segment including a plurality of pleats and having an opening therein extending between said opposed sides and faces whereby said clamping means of said handle assembly communicates with said battery terminal.
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