Pull bar battery terminal clamp

• US 9,608,254 B1
• Filed: 05/26/2016
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Royal Die & Stamping Co., Inc. (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: Rohr, Wayne Irvin, Freitag, Erik
• Primary Examiner(s): Hyeon, Hae Moon
• Application Number:
  US15/165,208
• Time in Patent Office: 306 Days
• Field of Search: 439/762, 439/766, 439/755, 439/756, 439/758, 337/189
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/283 Bolt, screw or threaded ferrule parallel to the battery post
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery terminal clamp, comprising a body portion made of a conductive material and having top and bottom planar elements. The battery terminal clamp includes a first pull bar, and also includes a second pull bar positioned below the first pull bar. A threaded element extends through the upper pull bar and the lower pull bar, and facilitates the movement of the upper and lower pull bar towards and away from each other, so as to close and open the clamp.

Claims

1. A battery terminal clamp, comprising:

(a) a body portion made of a conductive material, the body portion having a top planar element and a bottom planar element;

(b) a first, generally horizontal upper pull bar substantially contained within the body portion;

(c) a second, generally horizontal lower pull bar, positioned below the upper pull bar, and substantially contained within the body portion;

(d) a generally vertically disposed bolt extending through the top planar element, the upper pull bar, and the lower pull bar, the bolt threadably secured to either the upper pull bar or the lower pull bar, and to thereby effect movement of the upper and lower pull bar towards and away from each other.

2. The battery terminal clamp of claim 1, wherein the bolt is threadably secured to the lower pull bar.

3. The battery terminal clamp of claim 1, wherein the bottom planar element includes an orifice.

4. The battery terminal clamp of claim 3, wherein the bolt extends into the orifice formed in the bottom planar element.

5. The battery terminal clamp of claim 1, wherein the upper pull bar and lower pull bar both include a central, angled portion, their respective angled portions being substantially spaced apart when the battery terminal clamp is opened, and their respective angled portions being in substantial contact with each other when the battery terminal clamp is closed.

6. The battery terminal clamp of claim 1, wherein the upper pull bar and lower pull bar both include a central, angled portion, and wherein the central angled portion of the upper pull bar is slidably movable along the central angled portion of the lower pull bar as the battery terminal clamp is being opened and closed.

7. A battery terminal clamp, comprising:

(a) a body portion made of a conductive material;

(b) a first, upper pull bar substantially contained within the body portion;

(c) a second lower pull bar, positioned below the upper pull bar, and substantially contained within the body portion;

(d) a threaded element extending through the upper pull bar and the lower pull bar, the threaded element threadably secured to either the upper pull bar or the lower pull bar, to thereby facilitate movement of the upper and lower pull bar towards and away from each other.

8. The battery terminal clamp of claim 7, wherein the threaded element is threadably secured to the lower pull bar.

9. The battery terminal clamp of claim 7, wherein the upper pull bar and lower pull bar both include a pair of complementary angled portions that are substantially co-planar with each other, the respective angled portions being substantially spaced apart when the battery terminal clamp is opened, and the respective angled portions being in substantial contact with each other when the battery terminal clamp is closed.

10. The battery terminal clamp of claim 9, wherein the angled portion of the upper pull bar is slidably movable along the angled portion of the lower pull bar as the battery terminal clamp is being opened and closed.