Combination spring loaded battery terminal post connector and protective housing and method therefor
First Claim
1. A battery terminal post connector that maintains an electrical connection between a battery cable and a terminal post of a battery, comprising:
- an electrically conductive lower body that has a battery terminal post contact surface at its upper end;
spring means for urging said lower body towards said upper body when said post is disposed therebetween;
means for connecting said battery cable to said connector; and
a two piece, non-electrically conductive housing enclosing said upper body and said lower body and having socket insert protrusions connected to one piece of said two piece housing and corresponding sockets located in the other piece of said two piece housing to permit engagement with said socket insert protrusions to connect together both pieces of said two piece housing.
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Abstract
A battery terminal post connector in one embodiment includes a spring that urges a lower body towards an upper body when a battery terminal post is disposed therebetween. The urging of the spring causes an electrical connection between the connector and the post. A protective housing protects the connector and the battery terminal post. In another embodiment, a pair of springs are used to create a spring biased connection between lower and upper bodies and a battery terminal post. Thus, in both embodiments, a quick connect/quick disconnect function is achieved for each of the two connectors with respect to each associated battery terminal.
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19 Claims
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1. A battery terminal post connector that maintains an electrical connection between a battery cable and a terminal post of a battery, comprising:
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an electrically conductive lower body that has a battery terminal post contact surface at its upper end; spring means for urging said lower body towards said upper body when said post is disposed therebetween; means for connecting said battery cable to said connector; and a two piece, non-electrically conductive housing enclosing said upper body and said lower body and having socket insert protrusions connected to one piece of said two piece housing and corresponding sockets located in the other piece of said two piece housing to permit engagement with said socket insert protrusions to connect together both pieces of said two piece housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A battery terminal post connector that maintains an electrical connection between a battery cable and a terminal post of a battery, comprising:
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an electrically conductive upper body that has a battery terminal post contact surface at its lower end; an electrically conductive lower body that has a battery terminal post contact surface at its upper end; means for urging said lower body towards said upper body when said post is disposed therebetween; means for connecting said battery cable to said connector; said means for urging is a spring, said spring is a coiled spring, and additionally comprising a retention frame wherein each body is disposed with an upper end of said upper body fixedly connected to an upper member of said retention frame, said coiled spring being disposed between a lower portion of said retention frame and said lower body;
said retention frame has at least one socket therein, additionally comprising;a top frame having a socket insert protrusion that extends therefrom, said top frame having a lower member that is connected to said upper member of said retention frame, said top frame being rotatable to cause said socket insert to be inserted into said socket; and a covering material that is connected to sides of said top frame. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In the method of maintaining an electrical connection between a battery cable and a terminal post of a battery,
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providing an electrically conductive upper body; providing an electrically conductive lower body; disposing a battery terminal post between said upper body and said lower body; urging by means of at least one spring said lower body towards said upper body; and
enclosing said upper body and said lower body with a two piece, non-electrically conductive housing having socket insert protrusions connected to one piece of said two piece housing and corresponding sockets located in the other piece of said two piece housing to permit engagement with said socket insert protrusions to connect together both pieces of said two piece housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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