Insulator for battery connections
First Claim
1. An electrical insulator, comprising:
- a cover member having an inverted cup-shaped portion with an interior opening for receiving a battery post having a rectangular-shaped cross-sectional configuration and an inverted trough portion leading into the interior opening of the inverted cup-shaped portion for receiving a pair of elongated conductors connected to opposite sides of the battery post,said cover member having a pair of spaced-apart locating fingers disposed in the interior opening of the inverted cup-shaped portion for receiving the battery post therebetween and engaging opposite side portions of the battery post located between the pair of elongated conductors for laterally positioning said cover member relative to the battery post as it is received in the interior opening of the inverted cup-shaped portion,fastening means in the form of an inverted trough-shaped member receiving the inverted trough portion of said cover member, andsaid fastening means having inwardly extending flanges formed on the lower portion thereof and being resilient for yieldingly flexing upon receiving said cover member and urging the flanges beneath the elongated conductors connected to the battery post.
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Abstract
An electrical insulator for covering interconnected terminals of adjacent batteries includes a pair of terminal cover members each covering a battery post along with a portion of a conductor bolted to the battery posts and an intermediate cover member having an inverted trough-shaped configuration for receiving the length of the conductor extending between the pair of terminal covers and overlapping a portion of the terminal cover members, thereby enabling the length of the insulator to be adjusted to cover battery terminals interconnected with different lengths of conductors. The insulator is fastened to the battery connection by providing the intermediate cover with inwardly extending flanges and forming it from a resilient material so that it will yieldingly flex as it is placed into position, whereupon the flanges are resiliently urged beneath the interconnecting conductor to secure the insulator to the battery connection. In an alternative embodiment, the intermediate cover is adjustable lengthwise by forming it in two similar pieces with one piece being slidably received in the other piece.
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2 Claims
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1. An electrical insulator, comprising:
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a cover member having an inverted cup-shaped portion with an interior opening for receiving a battery post having a rectangular-shaped cross-sectional configuration and an inverted trough portion leading into the interior opening of the inverted cup-shaped portion for receiving a pair of elongated conductors connected to opposite sides of the battery post, said cover member having a pair of spaced-apart locating fingers disposed in the interior opening of the inverted cup-shaped portion for receiving the battery post therebetween and engaging opposite side portions of the battery post located between the pair of elongated conductors for laterally positioning said cover member relative to the battery post as it is received in the interior opening of the inverted cup-shaped portion, fastening means in the form of an inverted trough-shaped member receiving the inverted trough portion of said cover member, and said fastening means having inwardly extending flanges formed on the lower portion thereof and being resilient for yieldingly flexing upon receiving said cover member and urging the flanges beneath the elongated conductors connected to the battery post. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Specification