Vehicle battery terminal connector
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1. A vehicle battery terminal comprising:
- battery pole engagement means configure for reversible engagement with a pole of a vehicle battery; and
cable engagement means for connecting said battery terminal to a terminal length of an electrical cable, said cable engagement means includes a cable orifice which is sized and shaped for receiving therein said terminal length of electrical cable, and further comprises a wing bolt having one or more lobes providing for hand actuation, threadinlgy engaged with said cable engagement means whereby a terminal end of said wing bolt protrudes into said cable orifice for reversibly impinging on said terminal length of said electrical cable.
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Abstract
An improved battery terminal or connector for vehicle batteries which does not require tools, either for removal or reinstallation of the terminal vis a vis a vehicle battery, or for removal or reinstallation of the terminal itself vis a vis vehicle electrical cables. The preferred embodiment includes wing nut connectors, both for a side-pole vehicle battery pole aperture, and for attachment of the terminal to the vehicle'"'"'s electrical cable. Alternative embodiments include cam-type lever assemblies which, with the movement of respective levers, engages or releases the terminal vis a vis the vehicle'"'"'s battery posts or electrical cables.
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1. A vehicle battery terminal comprising:
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battery pole engagement means configure for reversible engagement with a pole of a vehicle battery; and
cable engagement means for connecting said battery terminal to a terminal length of an electrical cable, said cable engagement means includes a cable orifice which is sized and shaped for receiving therein said terminal length of electrical cable, and further comprises a wing bolt having one or more lobes providing for hand actuation, threadinlgy engaged with said cable engagement means whereby a terminal end of said wing bolt protrudes into said cable orifice for reversibly impinging on said terminal length of said electrical cable. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A vehicle battery terminal comprising:
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post-engagement means configured for reversible engagement with a vehicle battery post, said post-engagement means defining a post-reception aperture and having clamping tab members configured whereby, when said clamping tab members are drawn closer together, said post-reception aperture is reduced in size, and when said clamping tab members are spaced farther apart, said post-reception aperture is enlarged;
a post-securing cam assembly operatively engaged with said clamping tab members of said post-engagement means, said post-securing cam assembly having actuator means moveable between first and second positions, said post-securing cam assembly when in said first position effecting a reduction in size of said post-reception aperture, and when in said second position effecting an enlargement of said post-reception aperture as compared with the size of said post-reception aperture when said post-securing cam assembly is in said first position; and
cable engagement means having one or more lobes providing for hand actuation of said cable engagement means for connecting said battery terminal to a terminal length of an electrical cable. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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