Linear opening booster clamp
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1. A battery clamp for releasably engaging a battery terminal comprising:
- a housing having a hand grip portion engageable with the palm of a user'"'"'s hand and an elongated barrel portion having a longitudinal axis;
a fixed jaw carried by the barrel portion;
a moveable member having a moveable jaw thereon axially aligned with and facing the fixed jaw, wherein the longitudinal axis passes through the jaws;
resilient means for urging the moveable jaw toward the fixed jaw; and
a lever engageable with the fingers of the user'"'"'s hand pivotally connected to the hand grip portion and coupled to the moveable member for linearly moving the moveable jaw along the longitudinal axis away from the fixed jaw, the lever and the hand grip forming a pistol grip configuration.
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Abstract
A linear clamp for releasably engaging an electrical connector is provided. The clamp includes a housing having a hand grip portion and an elongated barrel portion having a longitudinal axis, a fixed jaw carried by the barrel portion, and a moveable member having a moveable jaw thereon axially aligned with and facing the fixed jaw, wherein the longitudinal axis passes through the jaws. The clamp further includes resilient means for urging the moveable jaw toward the fixed jaw, and a lever pivotally connected to the hand grip portion and coupled to the moveable member for linearly moving the moveable jaw along the longitudinal axis away from the fixed jaw.
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1. A battery clamp for releasably engaging a battery terminal comprising:
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a housing having a hand grip portion engageable with the palm of a user'"'"'s hand and an elongated barrel portion having a longitudinal axis; a fixed jaw carried by the barrel portion; a moveable member having a moveable jaw thereon axially aligned with and facing the fixed jaw, wherein the longitudinal axis passes through the jaws; resilient means for urging the moveable jaw toward the fixed jaw; and a lever engageable with the fingers of the user'"'"'s hand pivotally connected to the hand grip portion and coupled to the moveable member for linearly moving the moveable jaw along the longitudinal axis away from the fixed jaw, the lever and the hand grip forming a pistol grip configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A battery clamp for releasably engaging a battery terminal comprising:
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a housing having a hand grip portion engageable with the palm of a user'"'"'s hand and an elongated barrel portion having a longitudinal axis; a fixed jaw carried by the barrel portion; a moveable member having a moveable jaw thereon axially aligned with and facing the fixed jaw, wherein the longitudinal axis passes through the jaws; resilient means for urging the moveable jaw toward the fixed jaw; and a lever pivotally connected to the hand grip portion and coupled to the moveable member for linearly moving the moveable jaw along the longitudinal axis away from the fixed jaw, the lever having a finger engaging end engageable with the fingers of the user'"'"'s hand and an output end adjacent the resilient means and a mechanical advantage greater than one.
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