Battery terminal

A battery terminal configured to be connected to a battery post which protrudes from an upper surface of a battery main body, comprising:

• a terminal main body;
• and
• a protector configured to be mounted to the terminal main body and positioned between the terminal main body and the upper surface of the battery main body;
• wherein the terminal main body includes a pair of clamping sections and an operating section, the pair of clamping sections being configured to clamp the battery post and the operating section being configured to cause the pair of clamping sections to approach each other and tighten the battery post,
• wherein the protector includes a protector supporting section supported by the terminal main body, and a movable section connected to the protector supporting section,
• wherein the protector is formed from a single plate-shaped element, and the movable section is formed by bending the plate-shaped element,
• wherein the movable section is cantilevered from the terminal body and is provided with a contact section and a displacement section, the contact section being configured to be brought into contact with the upper surface of the battery main body, and the displacement section being configured to be displaced with an external force applied on the contact section,
• wherein the displacement section is provided so as to be freely displaced between a covering position and a retracted position, wherein the displacement section is configured to cover the operating section in the covering position, and in the retracted position, to be retracted to an outside of the operating section from the covering position,
• wherein when the displacement section is in the covering position, an access to the operating section is limited,
• wherein the displacement section is configured to be displaced from the covering position to the retracted position by pressing the contact section against the upper surface of the battery main body so that the access to the operating section is allowed,
• wherein the movable section includes a second continuous section which is continuous from the contact section to the displacement section, and
• wherein when the displacement section is in the covering position, the second continuous section is configured to be in contact with the upper surface of the battery main body.