Battery terminal and connector

Patent · Tue Jan 13 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6992630

Tate, R D

This patent describes a battery terminal and connector, comprising: a terminal member for a battery having an aperture formed therein, the aperture having a round closed end and a portion defined by a cylindrical shaped wall portion extending away from the round closed end to an open end, the cylindrical shaped wall portion having a given radius relative to a central axis of the aperture, an arcuate shaped wall means located between the closed end and the open end and spaced from the closed end and from the open end, the arcuate shaped wall means having a radius relative to the central axis of the aperture which is less than the given radius such that the arcuate shaped wall means extends radially inward from the cylindrical shaped wall portion and defines a shoulder facing the closed end, the arc of the arcuate shaped wall means being less than a full circle and extending from a first end portion to a second end portion, the aperture between the first and second end portions and opposite the arcuate shaped walls means being defined by an arcuate shaped wall which is an extension of a portion of the cylindrical shaped wall portion and which has a radius relative to the central axis which is equal to that of the given radius, and a connector having a first end adapted to be connected to a flexible lead and a male member adapted to be located in the aperture and secured therein by turning the connector and hence the male member relative to the terminal member.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-87-044053; EDB-87-045124
• Patent Number(s): US 4636447
• OSTI ID: 6992630
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250903* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
APERTURES
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
CONNECTORS
CYLINDERS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
EQUIPMENT
FLEXIBILITY
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
OPENINGS
SHAPE
TENSILE PROPERTIES
WALLS