Battery connector
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsKenneth R. Davis, Edward N. Mrotek, Daniel P. Heil
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Abstract
A device for electrically connecting a plurality of batteries includes a member including a handle and two arms extending from the handle. The handle includes a first portion, a second portion spaced apart from the first portion, and a connector extending between the first portion and the second portion. The member also includes a contact coupled to a first of the two arms for contacting at least a portion of a battery terminal when the device is secured to a battery. The first of the two arms is configured for securing the device to a first side of a battery and a second of the two arms is configured for securing the device to a second side of the battery.
Claims22
A device for electrically connecting a plurality of batteries comprising:
- a member including a handle and two arms extending from the handle;
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- a contact coupled to a first of the two arms for contacting at least a portion of a battery terminal when the device is secured to a battery;
- wherein the first of the two arms is configured for securing the device to a first side of a battery and a second of the two arms is configured for securing the device to a second side of the battery;
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- wherein the second of the two arms includes a brace for restricting movement of the device relative to the battery.
A system for electrically coupling a plurality of batteries together for a battery charging operation comprising:
- a first member comprising a handle portion and two arms extending from the handle portion;
- a second member comprising a handle portion and two arms extending from the handle portion;
- a first contact provided on one of the two arms of the first member and configured for engaging a first battery terminal;
- a second contact provided on one of the two arms of the second member and configured for engaging a second battery terminal;
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- a cable electrically connecting the first contact to the second contact.
A system for electrically coupling a plurality of batteries together for a battery charging operation comprising:
- a first member comprising a handle portion and two arms extending from the handle portion, the handle portion including a first portion, a second portion spaced apart from the first portion, and a bridge connecting the first portion to the second portion;
- a second member comprising a handle portion and two arms extending from the handle portion, the handle portion including a first portion, a second portion spaced apart from the first portion, and a bridge connecting the first portion to the second portion;
- a first contact provided on one of the two arms of the first member and configured for engaging a battery terminal;
- a second contact provided on one of the two arms of the second member and configured for engaging a battery terminal;
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- a cable electrically connecting the first contact to the second contact;
- wherein the first member includes a web of material adjacent the bridge connecting the first portion and the second portion of the handle portion of the first member.
A battery charging arrangement comprising:
- a first battery comprising a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- a second battery comprising a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- a first member coupled to the first battery and comprising a handle portion and two arms coupled to the handle portion;
- a second member coupled to the second battery and comprising a handle portion and two arms coupled to the handle portion;
- a first contact provided on a first of the two arms of the first member and provided in contact with the positive terminal of the first battery;
- a second contact provided on a first of the two arms of the second member provided in contact with the negative terminal of the second battery;
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- a cable electrically connecting the first contact to the second contact such that the positive terminal of the first battery is electrically connected to the negative terminal of the second battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.