Battery terminal connector
First Claim
1. A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post comprising:
- a connector plate having an aperture configured to fit about said post intermediate a first end and a second end of said plate, said plate having a slot extending from said first end to said aperture so as to form in said plate a first spine and a second spine;
said first spine having an extender affixed thereto, said extender having a shaft extending upwardly from said first spine and an extender camming surface;
said second spine having a camming band receiver integrally formed therewith;
a camming band having a band camming surface configured to cooperate with said extender camming surface and a gripping portion configured to cooperate with said camming band receiver; and
at least a portion of said extender being rotatable such that said extender camming surface contacts said band camming surface and moves said band so that said gripping portion of said camming band and said camming band receiver move toward said extender, thereby varying the width of said slot and tightening said aperture about said post.
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Abstract
A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post, particularly useful in automotive application. The connector includes a plate having an aperture which is shaped and sized to fit about the battery post. A slot extends from the aperture to one end of the plate so as to form two spines in the plate which are separated by the slot. With the plate positioned in a horizontal orientation, one spine has an extender element, such as a bolt, extending upwardly from the spine. The other spine has a receiving element such as an upwardly extending clasp. A camming band seats about the bolt and about the clasp, and extends across the slot. A nut is rotatable on the bolt and can be moved downwardly to forcibly contact the camming band. The nut and camming band have cooperating surfaces such that downward movement of the nut on the bolt forces the camming band to move laterally relative to the bolt. This lateral motion of the camming band pulls the clasp so that the bolt and clasp move toward each other. Correspondingly, the two spines move toward each other, contracting the width of the slot between the spines. This contraction also tightens the aperture about the battery post.
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38 Claims
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1. A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post comprising:
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a connector plate having an aperture configured to fit about said post intermediate a first end and a second end of said plate, said plate having a slot extending from said first end to said aperture so as to form in said plate a first spine and a second spine; said first spine having an extender affixed thereto, said extender having a shaft extending upwardly from said first spine and an extender camming surface;
said second spine having a camming band receiver integrally formed therewith;a camming band having a band camming surface configured to cooperate with said extender camming surface and a gripping portion configured to cooperate with said camming band receiver; and at least a portion of said extender being rotatable such that said extender camming surface contacts said band camming surface and moves said band so that said gripping portion of said camming band and said camming band receiver move toward said extender, thereby varying the width of said slot and tightening said aperture about said post. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 27)
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4. A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post comprising:
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a connector plate having a first end, a second end, an aperture intermediate said ends, said aperture contoured to contact about said post, and a slot of variable width extending from said first end to said aperture so as to form in said connector plate a first spine and a second spine; an extender having a shaft rising from said first spine; a clasp portion rising from said second spine; a camming band having a band camming surface cooperating with said extender and a gripping portion cooperating with said clasp; at least a portion of said extender being rotatable to contact said camming band and move said band such that said gripping portion and clasp move toward said extender, thereby varying the width of said slot and tightening said aperture about said post. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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28. A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post comprising:
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a connector plate having a first end, a second end, an aperture intermediate said ends, said aperture contoured to contact about said post, and a slot of variable width extending from said first end to said aperture so as to form in said connector plate a first spine and a second spine; an extender having a shaft rising from said first spine; a cleft formed in said second spine; a camming band having a band camming surface cooperating with said extender and a gripping portion cooperating with said cleft; at least a portion of said extender being rotatable to contact said camming band and move said band such that said gripping portion and second spine move toward said extender, thereby varying the width of said slot and tightening said aperture about said post. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A terminal connector for attachment to a battery post, comprising:
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a generally cylindrical post fitting sized and configured to seat about said post, said fitting having an open slit therein; a connector plate integrally formed with said post fitting, said plate having a first spine and a second spine spaced by a slot extending from said slit, said first spine having an extender extending upwardly therefrom and said second spine having a gripping portion formed integral therewith; a camming band contacting said extender and said gripping portion and extending across said slot, said band having a band camming surface; said extender having a movable extender camming surface configured to interact with said band camming surface such that upon movement of said extender camming surface in a preselected direction, said extender camming surface contacts and moves said camming band surface, camming band, gripping portion and second spine to lessen the width of said slot and slit and tighten said fitting about said post. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A battery comprising:
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a vertically extending battery post; and a terminal connector connected to said post, said connector including; a connector plate having an aperture configured to fit about said post intermediate a first end and a second end of said plate, said plate having a slot extending from said first end to said aperture so as to form in said plate a first spine and a second spine; said first spine having an extender affixed thereto, said extender having a shaft extending upwardly from said first spine and an extender camming surface; said second spine having a camming band receiver integrally formed therewith; a camming band having a band camming surface configured to cooperate with said extender camming surface and a gripping portion configured to cooperate with said camming band receiver; and at least a portion of said extender being rotatable such that said extender camming surface contacts said band camming surface and moves said band so that said gripping portion of said camming band and said camming band receiver move toward said extender, thereby varying the width of said slot and tightening said aperture about said post.
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