Polarized battery clamp and booster cable
First Claim
1. A polarized battery clamp suitable for attachment to a high-amperage, two-conductor, insulated electrical cable for charging a battery, said battery clamp comprising:
- a contact handle with at least one positional slot, said contact handle having a ground-side conductive path electrically connecting an electrical connector at a first end of said contact handle to a contact handle terminal contact pad at a second end of said contact handle, said contact handle further having an electrical contact bus with a first bus end connected to said electrical connector; and
a contact arm having a contact arm terminal contact pad at a first end of said contact arm and a stepped pivot pin at a second end of said contact arm, said contact arm further having an electrical conductor with a first electrical conductor end electrically connected to said contact arm terminal contact pad;
wherein a second end of said electrical conductor is placed into electrical contact with a second end of said electrical contact bus by inserting said stepped pivot pin into said at least one positional slot.
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Abstract
A polarized battery clamp includes a contact handle with an internal electrical path connecting a handle electrical connector at one end of the contact handle to a terminal contact pad at a second handle end, the contact handle also having an internal electrical contact bus connected to the electrical connector; and a contact arm having a terminal contact pad at a first arm end and a stepped pivot pin at a second arm end, the contact arm also having an electrical conductor electrically connected to the arm terminal contact pad; wherein the electrical conductor is placed into electrical contact with the electrical contact bus by inserting the stepped pivot pin into a handle positional slot.
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20 Claims
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1. A polarized battery clamp suitable for attachment to a high-amperage, two-conductor, insulated electrical cable for charging a battery, said battery clamp comprising:
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a contact handle with at least one positional slot, said contact handle having a ground-side conductive path electrically connecting an electrical connector at a first end of said contact handle to a contact handle terminal contact pad at a second end of said contact handle, said contact handle further having an electrical contact bus with a first bus end connected to said electrical connector; and a contact arm having a contact arm terminal contact pad at a first end of said contact arm and a stepped pivot pin at a second end of said contact arm, said contact arm further having an electrical conductor with a first electrical conductor end electrically connected to said contact arm terminal contact pad; wherein a second end of said electrical conductor is placed into electrical contact with a second end of said electrical contact bus by inserting said stepped pivot pin into said at least one positional slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method suitable for attaching a battery clamp to battery terminals, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a contact handle having a conductive path electrically connecting a first lead in an electrical connector at a first end of said contact handle to a contact handle terminal contact pad at a second end of said contact handle, said contact handle further having an electrical contact bus with a first bus end connected to a second lead in said electrical connector, said contact handle additionally having a first positional slot in a first sidewall and an opposed second positional slot in a second sidewall; obtaining a contact arm having a contact arm terminal contact pad at a first end of said contact arm and a stepped pivot pin fixed to a second end of said contact arm, said contact arm further having an electrical conductor with a first electrical conductor end electrically connected to said contact arm terminal contact pad; placing said contact handle terminal contact pad against a first battery terminal; placing said contact arm terminal contact pad against a second battery terminal; and removably attaching said contact arm to said contact handle by inserting a first stepped-down pin section of said stepped pivot pin into said first positional slot and a second stepped-down pin section of said stepped pivot pin into said second positional slot in said contact handle so as to form a battery clamp. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A polarized battery clamp comprising:
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an electrical connector configured for attachment to a high-amperage, two-conductor, insulated electrical cable; a contact handle having a first contact handle end connected to said electrical connector, said contact handle further including a conductive path, said conductive path connecting a first lead in said electrical connector to a contact handle terminal contact pad at a second end of said contact handle, said contact handle further having an electrical contact bus, said contact bus having a first bus end connected to a second lead in said electrical connector; and a contact arm having a contact arm terminal contact pad at a first end of said contact arm and a stepped pivot pin attached at a second end of said contact arm, said contact arm further including an electrical conductor disposed on an inside surface of said contact arm, such that a first electrical conductor end is electrically connected to said contact arm terminal contact pad, said contact arm also including an electrical trace disposed on an inside surface of said contact arm, said electrical trace electrically connecting said contact arm terminal contact pad to said stepped pivot pin. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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