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Battery cable termination

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6953197
A battery cable terminal is described for mechanically and electrically connecting an electrical cable to a post of a battery, the terminal comprising: a metallic contact element including a ferrule for receiving an end of the cable from which insulation has been removed, and a contact portion for engaging the post; and a resilient, one-piece plastic clamp means having a pair of arms at least partially defining an opening for receiving the post, the clamp means holding the element so that the contact portion engages the post when the post is received by the arms, the arms having facing distal ends defining a constricted throat for the opening with the facing end of each arm having a bearing surface so that the facing ends can be pried apart to increase the size of the opening, the arms being spreadable relative to each other from an as-formed condition wherein the opening with the clamp means holding the element has a dimension less than a corresponding dimension of the post.
Assignee:
Cooper Industries, Inc., Houston, TX
Patent Number(s):
US 4767686
OSTI ID:
6953197
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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