Terminal post assembly for lead acid batteries
AssigneeConcorde Battery Corporation
InventorsJohn B. Timmons, Edward F. Koss
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Abstract
An improved terminal post assembly for lead/acid batteries in which the conventional cast lead connecting pad which connects the battery post with the threaded terminal has been replaced by a prefabricated connector formed of a lightweight material having high current capacity and creep resistance.
Claims63
An improved terminal post assembly for a lead/acid battery of the type including a casing enclosing a plurality of lead plates connected together, said assembly comprising:
- (a) a battery cover forming a part of one of the top or side walls of said battery casing;
- (b) a lead electrode post connected at one end to the plates of said battery and the other end extending through an opening in the surface of said battery cover;
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- (c) a non-lead connector welded directly to the other end of said electrode post extending through the surface of said battery cover.
A non-lead connector for a terminal post assembly for a lead/acid battery having a battery cover forming a part of one of the top or side walls of said battery and a lead electrode post connected at one end to the plates of said battery and the other end extending through the surface of said battery cover, said connector comprising:
- (a) a substantially flat base member having an aperture therein in one end for receiving the other end of said electrode post which extends through the surface of said battery cover;
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- (b) a boss member extending upwardly from the other end of said base member and having a bore therein for receiving a terminal adapted to receive an electrical cable for conducting the electricity produced by said battery.
An improved terminal post assembly for a lead/acid battery of the type including a casing enclosing a plurality of lead plates connected together, said assembly comprising:
- (a) a battery cover forming a part of one of the top or side walls of said battery casing;
- (b) a lead electrode post connected at one end to the plates of said battery and the other end extending through an opening in the surface of said battery cover;
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- (c) a non-lead connector yielded directly to the other end of said electrode post extending through the surface of said battery cover, said connector including:
- (i) a substantially flat base member having an aperture therein in one end for receiving the other end of said electrode post which extends through the surface of said battery cover;
- and (ii) a boss member extending upwardly from the other end of said base member and having a bore therein for receiving a terminal adapted to receive an electrical cable for conducting the electricity produced by said battery.
A lead/acid battery of the type including a plurality of lead plates connected together, said battery comprising:
- (a) a battery casing;
- (b) a battery cover forming a part of one of the top or side walls of said battery casing;
- (c) a lead electrode post connected at one end to the plates of said battery and the other end extending through an opening in the surface of said battery cover;
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- (d) a non-lead connector welded directly to the other end of said electrode post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.