Battery test contact assembly
First Claim
1. A battery test clamp comprising:
- (a) an upper board;
(b) a lower board;
(c) an upper battery test contact on said upper board;
(d) a lower battery test contact on said lower board facing said upper contact; and
(e) a set of posts connected to and extending between said boards to space said boards so that a battery can be releasably tested through said contacts, wherein said boards are spaced to enable a button type battery to contact said battery test contacts and spacing of said boards is changed by relative board movement along said set of posts.
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Abstract
A battery test contact clamp assembly is set forth. In one embodiment, upper and lower printed circuit boards are spaced apart on four corner located mounting rods of conductive metal. The four rods pass through one of the boards and are held to it by a set of detents and four hubs located at corners to thereby define a rectangular structure where the boards can move closer together or further apart. Frictional mounting hubs are used for the four rods. They are connected electrically in a circuit which involves contact assemblies on the two boards and they are aligned with battery terminals for contact to thereby define an electrical flow path with a test circuit. The contacts are aligned with the battery terminals. Alternative embodiments include two boards with multiple conducting rods there between and they are connected in several independent test modules. Another embodiment features two test contacts mounted on a common board for testing of batteries having two terminals at one end of the battery.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery test clamp comprising:
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(a) an upper board; (b) a lower board; (c) an upper battery test contact on said upper board; (d) a lower battery test contact on said lower board facing said upper contact; and (e) a set of posts connected to and extending between said boards to space said boards so that a battery can be releasably tested through said contacts, wherein said boards are spaced to enable a button type battery to contact said battery test contacts and spacing of said boards is changed by relative board movement along said set of posts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery test clamp comprising:
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(a) an upper test board; (b) a lower test board; (c) a set of posts extending between said boards to space said boards so that a battery can be releasably positioned between said boards for testing; (d) first and second board mounted battery test contacts operatively engaging a pair of spaced battery terminals of a battery undergoing tests; and (e) a set of board mounted post grips aligned with and gripping said set of posts so that said battery test clamp is a rigid structure sized to accommodate a selected battery size positioned between said boards, and said boards are selectively and controllably movable to adjust a different size battery on relative movement of said boards with respect to said set of posts, and, wherein said battery test contacts are resiliently urged to engage said battery terminals with contact pressure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. The battery test clamp of said 13 including a connector assembly on one of said boards, and wherein said first and second battery test contacts are mounted on the same board to enable electrical connection on that board to said connector.
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