Compact battery clamp and booster cable
OwnerJoseph Stecewyczinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a compact battery clamp suitable for attachment to a high-amperage, two-conductor, insulated electrical cable, the compact battery clamp comprising: a clamp handle having a first clamp handle end and a second clamp handle end; a contact arm having a first contact arm end and a second contact arm end; a pivot pin passing through the clamp handle and through the first contact arm end so as to hingedly connect the contact arm to the clamp handle; a first terminal contact pad rotatably attached to the first clamp handle end; a second terminal contact pad rotatably attached to the second contact arm end; and an electrical socket attached to the second clamp handle end, the electrical socket configured for electrically coupling with an end of the insulated electrical cable.
Claims17
A compact battery clamp suitable for attachment to a high-amperage, two-conductor, insulated electrical cable, said compact battery clamp comprising:
- a clamp handle having a first clamp handle end and a second clamp handle end;
- a contact arm having a first contact arm end and a second contact arm end;
- a pivot pin passing through said clamp handle and through said first contact arm end so as to hingedly connect said contact arm to said clamp handle;
- a first terminal contact pad rotatably attached to said first clamp handle end;
- a second terminal contact pad rotatably attached to said second contact arm end;
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- an electrical socket attached to said second clamp handle end, said electrical socket configured for electrically coupling with an end of the insulated electrical cable.
A booster cable suitable for use in charging a first battery with a second battery, said booster cable comprising:
- a two-conductor, insulated electrical cable;
- a first battery clamp electrically attached to a first end of said two-conductor, insulated electrical cable, said first battery clamp including a contact arm hingedly connected to a clamp handle by a pivot pin, said first battery clamp further having a terminal contact pad connected to said contact arm;
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- a second battery clamp electrically attached to a second end of said two-conductor, insulated electrical cable.
A method of electrically attaching a two-conductor electrical cable to battery posts and terminals, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first terminal contact pad, said first terminal contact pad connected to a clamp handle, said clamp handle having a contact arm hingedly secured to said clamp handle by a pivot pin;
- providing a second terminal contact pad, said second terminal contact pad connected to said contact arm;
- positioning said first terminal contact pad against a first battery terminal, and,
- pushing said clamp handle towards said contact arm to force said first terminal contact pad against said first battery terminal and force said second terminal contact pad against a second battery terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.