Alligator clip

• US 9,136,618 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2013
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shou-Chun Tsai
• Original Assignee: Shou-Chun Tsai
• Inventors: Tsai, Shou-Chun
• Primary Examiner(s): Riyami, Abdullah
• Assistant Examiner(s): Burgos-Guntin, Nelson R
• Application Number:
  US14/016,575
• Publication Number:
  US 20150064990A1
• Time in Patent Office: 742 Days
• Field of Search: 439/759, 439/822, 439/829, 439/509, 439/729
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/24 with gripping jaws, e.g. crocodile clip

Abstract

An alligator clip has an operating clipping body, a connection clipping body, a pivot and a resilient member. The operating clipping body has a clipping segment and an operating segment. The connection clipping body is pivotally connected with the operating clipping body by the pivot and has a clipping segment, an operating segment and a wire connection segment. The clipping segment corresponds to the clipping segment of the operating clipping body in position. The operating segment corresponds to the operating segment of the operating clipping body in position. The wire connection segment is connected with the operating segment of the connection clipping body and has two squeezing tabs and at least one conducting claw being jagged. The resilient member is mounted around the pivot and between the operating clipping body and the connection clipping body.

Claims

1. An alligator clip comprising:

an operating clipping body having a clipping segment and an operating segment;

a connection clipping body pivotally connected with the operating clipping body by a pivot and having

a clipping segment, wherein the clipping segment of the connection clipping body corresponds to the clipping segment of the operating clipping body in position;

an operating segment, wherein the operating segment of the connection clipping body corresponds to the operating segment of the operating clipping body in position; and

a wire connection segment connected with the operating segment of the connection clipping body and having two squeezing tabs and at least one conducting claw being jagged; and

a resilient member mounted around the pivot and between the operating clipping body and the connection clipping body, wherein the operating clipping body further comprises;

a pin mount being metal and mounted on the operating clipping body; and

multiple conductive pins mounted on the pin mount and extending toward the connection clipping body.

2. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the operating clipping body and the connection clipping body are formed of metal sheets with pressing processes and correspond to each other in shape;

and

the wire connection segment is integrally formed on and extends from the operating segment of the connection clipping body.

3. The alligator clip according to claim 1, wherein the connection clipping body further comprises a metal pad mounted on the connection clipping body and selectively abutting the conductive pins on the operating clipping body.

4. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the operating clipping body further has a positioning pin mounted on the operating clipping body and having a tip end extending toward the connection clipping body;

and

the connection clipping body further has a positioning hole defined in the clipping segment of the connection clipping body and selectively mounted through by the positioning pin.

5. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 4, wherein the at least one conducting claw includes a first conducting claw formed on a middle segment of the wire connection segment.

6. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least one conducting claw includes multiple second conducting claws that are respectively formed on the squeezing tabs.

7. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second conducting claws on the squeezing tabs are arranged in an alternate form in position.

8. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 7, wherein the second conducting claws are implemented as three in amount;

and

two of the second conducting claws are formed on one of the squeezing tabs and the other one of the second conducting claws is formed on the other squeezing tab.

9. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one conducting claw includes a first conducting claw formed on a middle segment of the wire connection segment.

10. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one conducting claw includes multiple second conducting claws that are respectively formed on the squeezing tabs.

11. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second conducting claws on the squeezing tabs are arranged in an alternate form in position.

12. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second conducting claws are implemented as three in amount;

and

two of the second conducting claws are formed on one of the squeezing tabs and the other one of the second conducting claws is formed on the other squeezing tab.

13. The alligator clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one conducting claw includes multiple conducting claws that are respectively formed on the squeezing tabs.