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US 3,942,027 AGranted
Internally mounted battery jump cables
OwnerRaoul Fimainventor
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Abstract
A set of electric terminals are mounted in a vehicle near the end thereof opposite to the end where the battery is located and are connected internally of the vehicle to the battery terminals thereby to permit jumping of the battery from either the front or rear end of the vehicle.
Claims3
In an automobile having a first compartment and a second compartment spaced from said first compartment, an engine and a battery for turning over and starting said engine, said battery having a pair of terminals and being mounted in said first compartment with one terminal thereof connected to the frame of said automobile, the combination comprising
- a terminal box mounted in said second compartment,
- a first electric terminal carried by said box and electrically connected to the frame of said automobile,
- a second electric terminal carried by said box and insulated from said first electric terminal,
- said first and second electric terminals being adapted to be gripped by the terminals of a pair of jumper cables for respective electrical connection to said cables,
- an insulated conductor connected between the other of said battery terminals and said second electric terminal,
- said insulated conductor providing a permanent connection between said second electric terminal and said other battery terminal and having sufficient current carrying capacity to turn over said engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.