Top clamping battery terminal connector
First Claim
1. A battery terminal connector having a body portion;
- the body portion having a top, bottom, and a pair of opposite side surfaces, and an intermediate aperture for engaging a battery post;
the size of said intermediate aperture being variable to accommodate the placement of the connector onto, and the removal of the connector from, said battery post;
a base plate along a line extending generally from one side surface to the other side surface;
a threaded rod extending upwardly from said base plate;
an upper and a lower wedge-shaped element, said elements positioned generally along said threaded rod for movement along said threaded rod; and
a threaded nut rotatably secured to said threaded rod, positioned above and abutting against the upper of said wedge-shaped elements, wherein said downward movement of said threaded nut imparts downward movement of said wedge-shaped elements; and
wherein said downward movement of said wedge-shaped elements imparts pressure against one of said side surfaces so that said intermediate aperture becomes reduced in size.
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Abstract
A battery terminal connector having a body portion, and an intermediate aperture for engaging a battery post. The size of the intermediate aperture is variable from a size well in excess of the diameter of the battery post to which it is to be connected, to a size somewhat smaller than the diameter of the battery post to which it is to be connected. A base plate is positioned along a line extending generally from one side surface of the connector to the other side surface of the connector. A threaded rod extends upwardly from the base plate. The connector further includes at least one vertically-movable element, including an upper and a lower wedge-shaped element. A threaded nut is preferably rotatably secured to the threaded rod. The threaded nut is positioned above and abuts against the upper of the two wedge-shaped elements. As the threaded nut is moved downward along the threaded rod, the nut pushes upon that upper wedge-shaped element. In turn, the upper wedge-shaped element forces the lower wedge-shaped element down and in. This inward movement pressures one of the side surfaces on the connector, and as a result the intermediate aperture becomes reduced in size.
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9 Claims
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1. A battery terminal connector having a body portion;
- the body portion having a top, bottom, and a pair of opposite side surfaces, and an intermediate aperture for engaging a battery post;
the size of said intermediate aperture being variable to accommodate the placement of the connector onto, and the removal of the connector from, said battery post;
a base plate along a line extending generally from one side surface to the other side surface;
a threaded rod extending upwardly from said base plate;
an upper and a lower wedge-shaped element, said elements positioned generally along said threaded rod for movement along said threaded rod; and
a threaded nut rotatably secured to said threaded rod, positioned above and abutting against the upper of said wedge-shaped elements, wherein said downward movement of said threaded nut imparts downward movement of said wedge-shaped elements; and
wherein said downward movement of said wedge-shaped elements imparts pressure against one of said side surfaces so that said intermediate aperture becomes reduced in size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- the body portion having a top, bottom, and a pair of opposite side surfaces, and an intermediate aperture for engaging a battery post;
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8. A battery terminal connector having a body portion with a first and a second side surface, and an intermediate aperture for engaging a battery post;
- the size of said intermediate aperture being variable to accommodate the placement of the connector onto, and the removal of the connector from, said battery post;
a base place;
an upper and a lower wedge-shaped element, at least one of said elements being upwardly and downwardly movable, wherein at least one of said wedge-shaped elements imparts pressure against one of said side surfaces so that said intermediate aperture becomes reduced in size. - View Dependent Claims (9)
- the size of said intermediate aperture being variable to accommodate the placement of the connector onto, and the removal of the connector from, said battery post;
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