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US 7,479,028 B1Granted
Charger connector apparatus
OwnerLawrence P. Pottorffinventor
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Abstract
The charger connector apparatus comprises an improved SB and SBX-style connector such as those typically employed in charging industrially used batteries. A primary difference of the apparatus from those presently in use is that it includes an integral cable/wire platform and clamp assembly on one end. The winged clamp securely and selectively holds the two DC wires which are fed into the clamp, wires which heretofore were subject to pulling out and to abrasion.
Claims1
A charger connector apparatus, comprising:
- a connector for accepting two electrical wires with contacts and for accepting a charging plug, the connector having a first end and a second end, the connector further comprising:
- a platform at the first end of the connector;
- a plurality of ribs disposed on the platform;
- a reinforced threaded hole in an approximate center of the platform;
- a ridge on an each side of the platform;
- a flare seat disposed in each ridge;
- a pair of spaced apart wire cavities medially adjacent to the platform, each cavity for accepting one wire;
- a pair of contact openings proximal to the second end of the connector, each contact opening in communication with one of the wire cavities;
- a contact passage at the second end of each of the contact openings, each contact passage and contact opening for removable acceptance of a charging plug;
- a flat spring disposed within each wire cavity and within each contact opening, each spring slanted upwardly within each contact opening;
- a plurality of spaced apart grips on each side and a part of a top of an exterior of the connector;
- a removable non-metallic clamp for simultaneously clamping each wire to the platform of the connector, the clamp comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart convex wings joined by a central flat junction;
- an orifice in a center of the flat junction;
- a flare at an outer end of each wing, each flare coplanar to the flat junction, each flare for selective placement into one of the flare seats of the platform ridges;
- a machine screw for passing through the orifice of the flat junction and into the threaded hole of the platform.
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