Battery snap terminal
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorWilliam Kirby Nailor, III
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Abstract
A battery terminal includes a ring and a plurality of upstanding fingers extending inwardly of the ring. Each finger includes an inwardly and outwardly-directed shoulder. The inwardly-directed shoulders are engageable with a male battery terminal and the outwardly-directed shoulders are engageable with a female battery terminal. Also, a polarizing shroud is provided having an opening to the inwardly-directed shoulders of the terminal or an opening to the outwardly-directed shoulders to provide the required polarization.
Claims2
A package of battery snap terminals comprising first and second strips of insulating material, a plurality of battery snap terminals disposed between the strips of insulating material, each battery terminal comprising a ring having a plurality of inclined fingers extending inwardly of said ring, each finger including a first shoulder directed inwardly of said ring and a second shoulder directed outwardly of said ring, and each strip of insulating material including a plurality of openings alternately spaced with regard to said terminals to correspond with the inwardly directed shoulders and outwardly directed shoulders on alternate terminals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.