Non-conductive battery cable connector and electrically conductive clip for use therewith
OwnerRaymond A. Dufresneinventor
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Abstract
Battery cable clamps (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) constructed from an electrically non-conductive, dielectric, material so as to prevent corrosion, and associated therewith a clip (44) constructed from an electrically conductive material so as to permit easy connection of external electrical equipment, jumper cables, and the like, to a battery post associated with the connector.
Claims13
An electrically conductive clip in combination with an electrically non-conductive battery cable clamp, comprising:
- (a) an electrically non-conductive battery cable clamp positionable on a battery post for electrically connecting a battery cable directly to the battery post;
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- (b) an electrically conductive clip for permitting electrically conductive connection to the battery post, said clip including,
- I. a generally circular portion having a periphery with a radial gap therein and arrangeable in substantially circumscribing electrically conductive contact on the battery post beneath said battery cable clamp,
- II. a pair of substantially parallel, coextensive legs extending integrally from said circular portion for engagement by a suitable electrical connector.
In a combination comprising:
- (a) a battery cable clamp having a connector member constructed from a dielectrical material for mounting on a battery post, said connector member adapted to directly connect the strands of a battery cable on the battery terminal post;
- (b) a clip permitting electrically conductive connection to the battery post associated with said battery cable clamp, said clip comprising a generally circular portion having a periphery provided with a gap therein and arrangeable on the battery post beneath said battery cable clamp, said clip having a pair of substantially parallel, coextensive legs extending from the circular portion for engagement by a suitable electrical connector.
A battery cable clamp for direct attachment of the conductive strands of a battery cable to the terminal post of a battery and an electrically conductive clip for mounting on the terminal post with said battery cable clamp, comprising:
- (a) a battery cable clamp defining an axial bore for axially receiving the conductive strands of the battery cable and for axially receiving the terminal post of the battery for directly connecting the conductive strands to the terminal post, said battery cable clamp being formed of a corrosion resistant dielectric material;
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- (b) a clip of electrically conductive material having a substantially circular portion for mounting in circumscribing electrically conductive contact on the terminal post in axially displaced relationship with respect to said battery cable clamp, said clip having leg means extending integrally from the circular portion thereof for engagement by a suitable electrical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.