Battery master switch
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1. A battery switch, comprising:
- a first terminal having a body portion which includes a lug ending at a transverse wall, a floor extending from the transverse wall, a pair of posts extending from the floor, and an opening through the floor, the floor, posts and transverse wall defining a first enclosure;
a second terminal substantially identical in construction to the first terminal with the floor, posts and transverse wall defining a second enclosure, the floor of the second terminal being disposed in overlapping relation with the floor of the first terminal such that the floor of each terminal extends into the enclosure of the other and the openings of the terminals are axially aligned;
an insulator interposed between the terminal floors to electrically isolate the terminals, the insulator having a base member having an opening aligned with the terminal openings; and
a connector bolt insertable in and engageable with the aligned openings to electrically connect the terminals when the bolt is placed in the openings.
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Abstract
A battery switch has two identical, nested terminals separated by an insulator and having aligned openings for receiving a connecting bolt. The bolt when installed in the openings provides electrical connection between the terminals. Each terminal has a lug for connection to a battery cable or post, an extension portion attached to the lug and a receptacle for receiving the extension portion of the other terminal. The extension is offset from a central plane so the two terminals fit together along the central plane in a low profile configuration. The interfitting extensions and receptacles lock the terminals together.
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1. A battery switch, comprising:
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a first terminal having a body portion which includes a lug ending at a transverse wall, a floor extending from the transverse wall, a pair of posts extending from the floor, and an opening through the floor, the floor, posts and transverse wall defining a first enclosure; a second terminal substantially identical in construction to the first terminal with the floor, posts and transverse wall defining a second enclosure, the floor of the second terminal being disposed in overlapping relation with the floor of the first terminal such that the floor of each terminal extends into the enclosure of the other and the openings of the terminals are axially aligned; an insulator interposed between the terminal floors to electrically isolate the terminals, the insulator having a base member having an opening aligned with the terminal openings; and a connector bolt insertable in and engageable with the aligned openings to electrically connect the terminals when the bolt is placed in the openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A battery switch, comprising:
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first and second substantially similar, overlapping terminals each having an opening, an enclosure and an extension portion which fits into the enclosure of the other; an insulator interposed between the terminals to electrically isolate them, the insulator having first and second pockets on opposite sides of the insulator, each pocket fitting into the enclosure of one of the terminals and receiving the extension portion of the other terminal, the insulator further including an opening aligned with the terminal openings; and a connector bolt insertable in and engageable with the aligned openings to electrically connect the terminals when the bolt is placed in the openings. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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