Battery clamp device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11114777-B2
Application number	US-202016846606-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2020
Priority date	Apr 16, 2019
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A battery clamp having a first inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion, a second inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion, a first outer insulating battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion connected to the first inner metal battery clamp, and a second outer insulating battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion connected to the second inner metal battery clamp. The first inner metal battery clamp member and/or the second inner metal battery clamp member having an inclined connection plate for connection with a battery cable, the inclined connect plate configured to allow a user to access the inclined access plate with a tool while avoiding interference with the handle portions of the battery clamp.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery clamp device, comprising:
a first inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion;
a second inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion;
a first outer insulating battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion connected to the first inner metal battery clamp;
a second outer insulating battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion connected to the second inner metal battery clamp;
a pivot pin pivotally connecting the first inner metal battery clamp member to the second inner metal battery clamp member; and
a battery cable connector connected to an inner side at least one of the first inner metal battery clamp member and the second inner metal battery clamp member, the battery cable connector being a metal plate having a threaded hole,
wherein the metal plate is oriented to allow a user's fingers or a tool to align with a threaded fastener for tightening or loosening the threaded fastener without mechanical interference from handle portions of the battery clamp device,
wherein the first inner metal battery clamp member having the handle portion and the clamp portion nests within at least a portion of the first outer insulating battery clamp member having the handle portion and the clamp portion connected to the first inner metal battery clamp,
wherein a second inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion nests within at least a portion of the second outer insulating battery clamp member having the handle portion and the clamp portion connected to the second inner metal battery clamp,
wherein the first outer insulating battery clamp member snap fits onto the first inner metal battery clamp member,
wherein the second outer insulating battery clamp member snap fits onto the second inner metal battery clamp member,
wherein the first outer insulation battery clamp member comprises a snap fit protrusion snap fitting into a slot provided in the first inner metal battery clamp member, and
wherein the second outer insulation battery clamp member comprises a snap fit protrusion snap fitting into a slot provided in the second inner metal battery clamp member.

2. A battery clamp device, comprising:
a first inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion;
a second inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion;
a first outer plastic battery clamp member connected to the first inner metal battery clamp;
a second outer plastic battery clamp member connected to the second inner metal battery clamp;
a pivot pin pivotally connecting the first inner metal battery clamp member to the second inner metal battery clamp member; and
a battery cable connector connected to an inner side at least one of the first inner metal battery clamp member and the second inner metal battery clamp member, the battery cable connector being an inclined metal plate,
wherein the inclined metal plate is oriented to allow a tool to align with a threaded fastener for tightening or loosening the threaded fastener without mechanical interference from handle portions of the battery clamp device,
wherein the first inner metal battery clamp member having the handle portion and the clamp portion nests within at least a portion of the first outer insulating battery clamp member having the handle portion and the clamp portion connected to the first inner metal battery clamp,
wherein a second inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion nests within at least a portion of the second outer insulating battery clamp member having the handle portion and the clamp portion connected to the second inner metal battery clamp,
wherein the first outer insulating battery clamp member snap fits onto the first inner metal battery clamp member,
wherein the second outer insulating battery clamp member snap fits onto the second inner metal battery clamp member,
wherein the first outer insulation battery clamp member comprises a snap fit protrusion snap fitting into a slot provided in the first inner metal battery clamp member, and
wherein the second outer insulation battery clamp member comprises a snap fit protrusion snap fitting into a slot provided in the second inner metal battery clamp member.

3. A battery clamp device, comprising:
a first inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion;
a second inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion;
a first outer plastic battery clamp member connected to the first inner metal battery clamp;
a second outer plastic battery clamp member connected to the second inner metal battery clamp;
a pivot pin pivotally connecting the first inner metal battery clamp member to the second inner metal battery clamp member; and
a battery cable connector connected between a pair of inner edges of the at least one of the first inner metal battery clamp member and the second inner metal battery clamp member, the battery cable connector being an inclined metal plate having a threaded hole,
wherein the inclined metal plate is oriented transverse relative to the at least one of the first inner metal battery clamp member and the second inner metal battery clamp member to allow a tool to align with a threaded fastener for tightening or loosening the threaded fastener without mechanical interference from handle portions of the battery clamp device,
wherein the first inner metal battery clamp member having the handle portion and the clamp portion nests within at least a portion of the first outer insulating battery clamp member having the handle portion and the clamp portion connected to the first inner metal battery clamp,
wherein a second inner metal battery clamp member having a handle portion and a clamp portion nests within at least a portion of the second outer insulating battery clamp member having the handle portion and the clamp portion connected to the second inner metal battery clamp,
wherein the first outer insulating battery clamp member snap fits onto the first inner metal battery clamp member,
wherein the second outer insulating battery clamp member snap fits onto the second inner metal battery clamp member,
wherein the first outer insulation battery clamp member comprises a snap fit protrusion snap fitting into a slot provided in the first inner metal battery clamp member, and
wherein the second outer insulation battery clamp member comprises a snap fit protrusion snap fitting into a slot provided in the second inner metal battery clamp member.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal plate is an inclined metal plate.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the inclined metal plate is oriented transversely relative to the at least one of the first inner metal battery clamp member and the second inner metal battery clamp member.

6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of the first inner metal battery clamp member and the second inner metal battery clamp member have a U-shaped transverse cross section along a length of at least one of the first inner metal battery clamp member and the second inner metal battery clamp member providing a pair of spaced apart inner edges, the inclined metal plate extending between the pair of spaced apart inner edges.

7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein a low end of the inclined metal plate abuts one edge of the pair of spaced apart inner edges and a high end of the inclined metal plate bends towards an opposite edge of the pair of spaced apart inner edges and connects to the opposite edge of the pair of spaced apart inner edges.

8. The device according to claim 7

Assignees

• Noco Co

Inventors

• Nook Jonathan Lewis
• Nook Sr William Knight
• Stanfield James Richard
• Underhill Derek Michael

Classifications

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R11/12

  End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork · CPC title

• H01R4/34

  Conductive members located under head of screw · CPC title

• H01R11/281

  for connections to batteries · CPC title

• H01R4/30

  utilising a screw or nut clamping member (H01R4/50 takes precedence; utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut H01R4/38; {for coaxial cables H01R9/0521}) · CPC title