Disconnectible electrical connection system

• US 5,171,169 A
• Filed: 11/21/1991
• Issued: 12/15/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Scosche Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Scosche Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Butcher, Peter C., Nimpoeno, Roy
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Application Number:
  US07/792,444
• Time in Patent Office: 390 Days
• Field of Search: 439/754-774, 439/777, 439/796, 439/797, 439/798, 439/907, 403/339, 403/340, 403/388
• US Class Current: 439/755
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/287 Intermediate parts between battery post and cable end piece
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/907 Contact having three contact surfaces, including diverse surface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/65 Scarf

Abstract

A readily disconnectible electrical connection system comprising a connector body having structure for connection to an electrical power source, and a tongue projecting from the body, the tongue having a top surface and a threaded opening intersecting the top surface; and an adapter body having top and bottom surfaces, and multiple side surfaces; the adapter body having an internal recess intersecting one of the side surfaces, and also the bottom surface of the adapter, the recess sized to receive the tongue, and the tongue received in the recess; this adapter having a through-opening extending from the adapter top surface to the recess and being in registration with the threaded opening in the tongue to receive a fastener for threaded connection to the threaded opening; and the adapter having cable structure, and opening structure to receive electrical cable retention structure.

Claims

1. In a readily disconnectible electrical connection, system, the combination comprising

a) a connector body having means for connection to an electrical power source, and a tongue projecting from the body, the tongue having a top surface and a threaded opening intersecting said top surface,

b) and an adapter body having top and bottom surfaces, and multiple side surfaces,

c) said adapter body having an internal recess intersecting one of said side surfaces, and also the bottom surface of the adapter, said recess sized to receive said tongue, and said tongue received in said recess,

d) the adapter body having a through-opening extending from the adapter body top surface to said recess and being in registration with said threaded opening in the tongue to receive a fastener for threaded connection to said threaded opening,

e) and said adapter body having cable opening means to receive electrical cable retention means,

f) said connector body having a side surface above said tongue top surfaces, said side surface being convex toward one of said adapter body side surfaces which is concave toward said convex side surface to provide a stop for aligning said through opening and said threaded opening, and two other side surfaces of the adapter body tapering toward said convex side surface to be finger engageable for positioning the adapter body and recess relative to said connector body and tongue.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said cable opening means comprises at least one cable opening intersecting a side surface of the adapter.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said cable opening means comprises multiple cable openings to receive multiple cables, and which intersect multiple of said side surfaces, respectively.

4. The combination of claim 2 wherein said cable retention opening means intersects the top surface of the adapter.

5. The combination of claim 3 wherein said cable retention opening means comprises multiple cable retention openings intersecting said top surface of the adapter and also intersecting said multiple cable openings, respectively, for reception of fasteners to grip cables in said cable openings.

6. The combination of claim 1 wherein said connector body defines a C-shaped clamp sized to fit over a standard battery post.

7. The combination of claim 6 wherein said clamp defines a post-receiving opening which extends orthogonally relative to said tongue.

8. The combination of claim 1 wherein said connector body has a top surface and a side surface, and the body defines a cable-receiving opening intersecting said side surface, there being a cable-retention opening means in the connector body which intersects said top surface thereof and said cable-receiving opening internally of the connector body, whereby a cable retention fastener may be received in said cable-retention opening means to clamp to a cable in said cable-receiving opening.

9. The combination of claim 1 wherein said connector body includes a loop defining an opening which extends orthogonally relative to said tongue, and including a fastener having an upper portion rotatable in said loop, and a threaded portion extending below said loop.