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US 5,445,907 AGranted
Battery terminal
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsHikaru Ito, Masakuni Kasugai
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Abstract
Notches are provided on the inside circumference surface of the annular post fittings of a battery terminal fit over a battery post. The sharp tips of these notches bite into the outside circumference surface of the battery post to prevent the battery terminal from rotating on the post.
Claims14
A battery terminal for tightly clamping a battery post, said battery post having an outer circumferential surface, said battery terminal comprising:
- a folded element having top and bottom ring-shaped post fitting members, said ring-shaped post fitting members formed with a post fitting opening and each of said ring-shaped members having an inner circumferential surface, and a gap for defining two folded arms, said two folded arms having an angled portion extending at an angle with respect to an angled portion on the other folded arm;
- a clamping member having tapered sides;
- urging means for urging said two folded arms into said clamping member for sliding said angled portions along said tapered sides to close said two folded arms;
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- notches having pointed tips projecting from the inner circumferential surface of at least one of said ring-shaped post fitting members for biting into the outer circumferential surface of the battery post.
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A battery terminal for tightly clamping a battery post, said battery post having an outer circumferential surface, said battery terminal comprising:
- a folded element having top and bottom ring-shaped post fitting members, said ring-shaped post fitting members formed with a post fitting opening and each of said ring-shaped members having an inner circumferential surface, and a gap for defining two folded arms, said two folded arms having walls generally angled with respect to a wall on the other folded arm;
- a nut held in a space between said two folded arms;
- a clamping member having tapered sides;
- a bolt engaged to said clamping member and threaded to said nut for sliding said angled walls along said tapered sides to close said two folded arms;
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- notches having pointed tips projecting from the inner circumferential surface of at least one of said ring-shaped post fitting members for biting into the outer circumferential surface of the battery post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.