Clamp Secured To And Separated From Post By Same Screw-threaded Member Patents (Class 439/758)
  • Patent number: 9362649
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle contact capable of coming into contact with a receptacle contact of a plug connector, and a receptacle housing having a contact insertion hole into which the receptacle contact is inserted. The receptacle contact includes a held portion that is accommodated in the contact insertion hole and is held by the receptacle housing, and an orthogonal portion projecting in a direction substantially orthogonal to an insertion direction. The orthogonal portion has a bolt hole formed therein. The receptacle connector further includes a displacement regulating mechanism that regulates displacement of a proximal end portion relative to the receptacle housing in a width center direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasukazu Itou
  • Patent number: 9093772
    Abstract: A lockout device configured to be lockingly secured to an external structure includes a housing defining an opening sized to receive the external structure, at least one gripping member disposed within the housing and positioned to receive the external structure, and a driving member assembled with the housing. The at least one gripping member is movable in an axial direction between a first position in which internal surfaces of the housing urge the at least one gripping member into gripping engagement with the external structure, and a second position in which the internal surfaces of the housing allow the at least one gripping member to expand to release the external structure. The driving member is operatively connected with the at least one gripping member for movement of the at least one gripping member between the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Master Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Ray Wojtak
  • Publication number: 20140134895
    Abstract: In a storage battery connection terminal comprising: an insertion unit of a cylindrical shape with an open end; a clamping unit for adjusting a diameter of the insertion unit by adjusting a gap between a pair of elastic plates; and a power withdrawal connecting a connection terminal, wherein the insertion unit, the elastic pieces of the clamping unit and the power withdrawal unit are formed in one piece through a forging process, the power withdrawal unit is connected at a position spaced apart from a lower portion of the insertion unit by a predetermined distance, in which a hole for inserting the connection bolt having a head of a rectangular panel shape is formed, and a resting groove with an open side is formed on a bottom surface so that a portion of the head of the connection bolt can be rest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: CHANG HWAN PRECISION TERMINAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hwan Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 8647766
    Abstract: A battery having a plurality of cell pairs arranged in an array is disclosed. The cells pairs are coupled longitudinally. Sense leads are provided on the ends of cell pairs to obviate providing a sense lead proximate the junction of the cell pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Daniel Maguire
  • Patent number: 8310241
    Abstract: A battery sensor unit including a pole terminal, the terminal being electrically conductively connected to a plate-shaped carrier element and a planar measuring shunt, the shunt including a resistor element and adjoining resistor connections on both sides thereof. The carrier element is connected in an electrically conducting manner to the one resistor connection, and the second free end region of the carrier element is connected electrically insulated to the second resistor connection. A spacer made of an electrically insulating material is provided. The second free end region of the carrier element and the second resistor connection with the sides facing each other are connected to the spacer. Said spacer can be connected with the second free end region of the carrier element and also with the second resistor connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Schimmel
  • Patent number: 7591692
    Abstract: An electromechanical connector for use between a power source such as a battery and a device requiring the power such as an automotive electrical system. In some embodiments, the connector includes a radius electrical contact constituting a primary electrical current path, and a band clamp with a slotted band constituting a secondary current path, and a worm drive adjustment assembly for symmetrically tighten the connector to the battery post. A kit is described having an electrical-contact conductor with a concave surface conforming to a battery post, and a band clamp to symmetrically compress the conductor against the post. Some embodiments provide a conductor that conforms to an outer portion of the post, and includes a band clamp mechanism with a band fixed at a non-moving end to the conductor, and at an opposite slotted end interfacing to a worm screw held against the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Mechanical Answers LLC
    Inventors: Marian D. Maxwell, Scott D. Maxwell, Raymond Q. Draggie, Charles A. Lemaire
  • Patent number: 7329157
    Abstract: An electromechanical connector for use between a power source such as a battery and a device requiring the power such as an automotive electrical system. In some embodiments, the connector includes a radius electrical contact constituting a primary electrical current path, and a band clamp with a slotted band constituting a secondary current path, and a worm drive adjustment assembly for symmetrically tighten the connector to the battery post. A kit is described having an electrical-contact conductor with a concave surface conforming to a battery post, and a band clamp to symmetrically compress the conductor against the post. Some embodiments provide a conductor that conforms to an outer portion of the post, and includes a band clamp mechanism with a band fixed at a non-moving end to the conductor, and at an opposite slotted end interfacing to a worm screw held against the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Mechanical Answers LLC
    Inventors: Marian D. Maxwell, Scott D. Maxwell, Raymond Q. Draggie, Charles A. Lemaire
  • Patent number: 7052331
    Abstract: An electromechanical connector for use between a power source such as a battery and a device requiring the power such as an automotive electrical system. In some embodiments, the connector includes a radius electrical contact constituting a primary electrical current path, and a band clamp with a slotted band constituting a secondary current path, and a worm drive adjustment assembly for symmetrically tighten the connector to the battery post. A kit is described having an electrical-contact conductor with a concave surface conforming to a battery post, and a band clamp to symmetrically compress the conductor against the post. Some embodiments provide a conductor that conforms to an outer portion of the post, and includes a band clamp mechanism with a band fixed at a non-moving end to the conductor, and at an opposite slotted end interfacing to a worm screw held against the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Inventors: Scott D. Maxwell, Raymond Q. Draggie, Marian Maxwell, Charles A. Lemaire
  • Patent number: 6910915
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a connecting clip, in particular a connecting clip for a battery tester, which said connecting clip has a first clip half (10) and a second clip half (11), and is provided for electrically connecting a contact with a first lead (12) and a second lead (13). It is provided, according to the invention, that the first clip half (10) has only one first contact area (14), which is provided exclusively for establishing the connection between the contact and the first lead (12), that the second clip half (11) has only one second contact area (15) that is provided exclusively for establishing the connection between the contact and the second lead (13), and that the first contact area (14) and the second contact area (15) are electrically insulated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Karl-Martin Kutteruf
  • Patent number: 4740178
    Abstract: The apparatus includes a battery terminal and a connector pin. The battery terminal is formed of an electrically condustive material and has means enabling it to be connected electrically to the positive or negative post of a 12 V DC vehicle battery post. The terminal presents two sockets each of which is capable of receiving a connector pin. The connector pin has spigot portion composed of spaced prongs biased apart from one another, so that the spigot portion can be inserted as an interference fit into the chosen socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: VBH Investments (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventors: Carel D. Badenhorst, Nico Van Der Riet