Side terminal adapter
First Claim
1. An elongated side terminal adapter for use with a jumper cable clamp, comprising:
- a clamp connecting portion mateably engageable with the jumper cable clamp; and
a terminal connecting portion having laterally opposing terminal gripping plates disposed substantially in a common plane and cooperating to define an opening therebetween, said plates being laterally resiliently deflectable to facilitate sliding said side terminal adapter onto a side terminal of a battery and including a first plurality of terminal engaging prongs bent out of said plane in a first direction and a second plurality of terminal engaging prongs bent out of said plane in a second direction opposite to the first direction,said first and second pluralities of prongs being disposed along said opening and cooperatively arranged to completely define at least one terminal-receiving slot having oppositely facing substantially straight sides to facilitate clipping onto the battery side terminal, with each of said first and second pluralities of prongs including prongs respectively disposed along said oppositely facing sides of the at least one slot.
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Abstract
An improved elongated side terminal adapter is of the type for use with a jumper cable clamp. The terminal adapter includes a clamp connecting portion mateably engageable with the jumper cable clamp and a terminal connecting portion having laterally opposing terminal gripping plates disposed substantially in a common plane and cooperating to define an opening therebetween. The gripping plates are laterally resiliently deflectable to facilitate sliding the side terminal adapter onto a side terminal of a battery. A number of terminal engaging prongs bent out of the plane in a first direction and a number of terminal engaging prongs bent out of the plane in a second direction opposite to the first direction are disposed along the opening and are cooperatively arranged to define at least one terminal-receiving slot to facilitate clipping onto the battery side terminal.
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Citations
19 Claims
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1. An elongated side terminal adapter for use with a jumper cable clamp, comprising:
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a clamp connecting portion mateably engageable with the jumper cable clamp; and a terminal connecting portion having laterally opposing terminal gripping plates disposed substantially in a common plane and cooperating to define an opening therebetween, said plates being laterally resiliently deflectable to facilitate sliding said side terminal adapter onto a side terminal of a battery and including a first plurality of terminal engaging prongs bent out of said plane in a first direction and a second plurality of terminal engaging prongs bent out of said plane in a second direction opposite to the first direction, said first and second pluralities of prongs being disposed along said opening and cooperatively arranged to completely define at least one terminal-receiving slot having oppositely facing substantially straight sides to facilitate clipping onto the battery side terminal, with each of said first and second pluralities of prongs including prongs respectively disposed along said oppositely facing sides of the at least one slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An elongated side terminal adapter for use with a jumper cable clamp, comprising:
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a clamp connecting portion mateably engageable with the jumper cable clamp; and a terminal connecting portion having laterally opposing terminal gripping plates disposed substantially in a common plane and cooperating to define an opening therebetween, said plates being laterally resiliently deflectable to facilitate sliding said side terminal adapter onto a side terminal of a battery and including a plurality of terminal engaging prongs bent out of said plane in at least one direction, said plurality of terminal engaging prongs being disposed along said opening and cooperatively arranged to completely define at least one terminal-receiving slot defining a square-shaped opening to facilitate clipping onto the battery side terminal, the prongs defining said at least one terminal-receiving slot being arranged to define a slot with at least one prong disposed along each side of the square. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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