Lever lock battery clamp terminal
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGary C. Detter, Jay Harold Garretson
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Abstract
A battery clamp includes a collar cooperating with opposing compression plates to engage a battery terminal. The clamp further includes a locking mechanism adapted to apply a compression force between the collar and the battery terminal. A method of securing a battery clamp to a terminal includes positioning a clamp around a terminal of a battery, wherein the clamp includes a collar and opposing compression plates. The method further includes engaging the collar to the terminal of the battery by applying a force to the compression plates.
Claims6
A battery clamp, comprising:
- a collar cooperating with opposing compression plates to engage a battery terminal;
- a locking mechanism adapted to apply a compression force between said collar and said battery terminal, and said locking mechanism includes a clip and lever combination;
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- wherein said clip includes a lip positioned at a distal end of said clip and configured to secure said clip to said compression plates when said lever is in an unlocked position.
A battery clamp, comprising:
- a collar cooperating with opposing compression plates to engage a battery terminal;
- a locking mechanism adapted to apply a compression force between said collar and said battery terminal, and said locking mechanism includes a clip and lever combination;
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- wherein said lever includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, said vertical portion being threaded through apertures in said clip.
A battery clamp, comprising:
- a collar cooperating with opposing compression plates to engage a battery terminal;
- a locking mechanism adapted to apply a compression force between said collar and said battery terminal, and said locking mechanism includes a clip and lever combination;
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- a locking tab with a hook-like protrusion configured to engage said lever when in a locked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.