Jump starting systems with electrical jumper plugs

A jump starting system suitable for use in conducting a charging operation with a conventional automotive battery, said jump starting system comprising:

• a source battery (240) having a positive battery channel socket (248) embossed on a battery housing adjacent to a first positive battery terminal, said positive battery channel socket configured as a mesa with a nonlinear channel forming a positive electrical contact open slot, and a negative battery channel socket (246) embossed on said battery housing adjacent to a first negative battery terminal, said negative battery channel socket configured as a mesa with a linear channel forming a negative electrical contact open slot;
• a battery jumper plug cable (220), said battery jumper plug cable including a positive insulated electrical conductor and a negative insulated electrical conductor, said positive insulated electrical conductor having a first positive electrical jumper plug attached to a first positive electrical conductor end and a second positive electrical jumper plug attached to a second positive electrical conductor end, said negative insulated electrical conductor having a first negative electrical jumper plug attached to a first negative electrical conductor end and a second negative electrical jumper plug attached to a second negative electrical conductor end, said first positive electrical jumper plug having a first positive electrical prong configured for insertion into said positive electrical contact open slot, said first negative electrical jumper plug having a first negative electrical prong configured for insertion into said negative electrical contact open slot;
• a positive battery lug socket (402), said positive battery lug socket including a positive battery socket shell with a positive socket shell opening extending into said positive battery socket shell, said positive battery lug socket also having a positive electrically conductive lead configured to electrically contact a conventional automotive positive battery terminal, said positive electrically conductive lead secured in said positive socket shell opening to form a positive battery lug electrical contact slot;
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• a negative battery lug socket (408), said negative battery lug socket including a negative battery socket shell with a negative socket shell opening extending into said negative battery socket shell, said negative battery lug socket also having a negative electrically conductive lead configured to electrically contact a conventional automotive negative battery terminal, said negative electrically conductive lead secured in said negative socket shell opening to form a negative battery lug electrical contact slot;
• whereby, insertion of said first positive electrical jumper plug into said positive electrical contact open slot, insertion of said first negative electrical jumper plug into said negative electrical contact open slot, insertion of said second positive electrical jumper plug into said positive battery lug electrical contact slot, and insertion of said second negative electrical jumper plug into said negative battery lug electrical contact slot function to electrically connect the source battery with the conventional automotive battery for conducting the charging operation.

A jump starting system suitable for use with two conventional automotive batteries in conducting a charging operation, said jump starting system comprising:

• a battery jumper plug cable (270), said battery jumper plug cable including a positive insulated electrical conductor and a negative insulated electrical conductor, said positive insulated electrical conductor having a first dual prong jumper plug (275) electrically connected to a first positive conductor end and a second dual prong jumper plug (275) electrically connected to a second positive conductor end, said negative insulated electrical conductor having said first dual prong jumper plug (275) electrically connected to a first negative conductor end and said second dual prong jumper plug electrically connected to a second negative conductor end;
• a battery transverse clamp (367), said battery transverse clamp for electrically contacting both a positive battery terminal and a negative battery terminal on a first conventional automotive battery (360), said battery transverse clamp including a first positive electrical contact opening (366) providing access to a positive electrical conductive path to the positive battery terminal, said battery transverse clamp further including a first negative electrical contact opening (368) providing access to a negative electrical conductive path to the negative battery terminal;
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• a battery clamp (350), said battery clamp having a positive terminal contact pad (356) configured to make electrical contact with a positive automotive battery clamp on a second conventional automotive battery (370), said battery clamp further including a battery clamp electrical receptacle (353) with a second positive electrical contact opening, said second positive electrical contact opening providing an electrical conductive path to said positive terminal contact pad, said battery clamp also having a negative terminal contact pad (358) configured to make electrical contact with a negative automotive battery clamp on the second conventional automotive battery, said battery clamp electrical receptacle further including a second negative electrical contact opening providing an electrical conductive path to said negative terminal contact pad;
• whereby insertion of said first dual prong jumper plug into said battery transverse clamp, and insertion of said second dual prong jumper plug into said battery clamp electrical receptacle function to electrically connect the first conventional automotive battery with the second conventional automotive battery for conducting the charging operation.