US3605065A
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Side terminal battery adapter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-05-20
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Granted: 1971-09-14
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Expires: 1990-05-20
Abstract
Abstract A side terminal battery adapter to convert a conventional installation for use with a battery having conventional terminal posts normally at the top. The adapter has a terminal clamp at one end proportioned to engage the conventional battery terminal post and is secured to an adapter cable of preselected length which terminates at its other end in an adapter-threaded end. The threaded end is characterized by an insulating skin, a nut embedded in its conductive central body portion, and an annular insulating face surrounding the connection proportioned to insulatingly and circumferentially compressibly engage a plastic collar on the side mount terminal of the installation.
Inventors
- 👤 John K Shannon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R11/00; H01R11/11; H01R11/28; H01R11/281; H01R11/289; H01M; H01M50/00; H01M50/50; H01M50/543; H01M50/547; H01M50/55; H01M50/552; H01M50/553; H01M50/564; H01M50/567; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A side terminal battery adapter comprising, in combination, a cable, a battery connection means at one end of said cable, a threaded end adapter at the other end of said cable, including a bolt secured therein, body means surrounding said bolt, skin means surrounding said body terminating in an annular surface means concentric with the bolt, said annular surface means being proportioned to yieldably engage a plastic annular collar on the side mount terminal of the existing electrical system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A side terminal battery adapter comprising, in combination, a cable, a battery connection means at one end of said cable, a threaded end adapter at the other end of said cable, including a bolt secured therein, body means surrounding said bolt, skin means surrounding said body terminating in an annular surface means concentric with the bolt, said annular surface means being proportioned to yieldably engage a plastic annular collar on the side mount terminal of the existing electrical system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
In the side terminal battery adapter of claim 1 above, a nut retainer ring formed above the threaded nut in the adapter-threaded end of the adapter, said nut retainer ring being cast integrally with the body and proportioned to jammingly engage the plate teeth provided on the side mount terminal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
In the adapter of claim 1, a frustoconical rim surrounding the nut retainer ring above the threaded nut portion, said frustoconical rim proportioned to jammingly engage a complementary frustoconical collar extending circumferentially around the bolt of the side mount terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
99 words
In the side terminal battery adapter of claim 1, a loose nut provided in the body of the threaded end connector, complementary recess means within the body of said adapter to receive said loose nut, a shoulder at the bottom of said recess to engage the end of the nut but surrounding the interior threaded portion thereof, means defining a bolt hole extension in longitudinal alignment with the threaded portion of said loose nut whereby the bolt of a side mount terminal adapter may be passed therethrough into threaded engagement with the loose nut for securingly connecting the two.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
99 words
In the side terminal battery adapter of claim 2, a loose nut provided in the body of the threaded end connector, complementary recess means within the body of said adapter to receive said loose nut, a shoulder at the bottom of said recess to engage the end of the nut but surrounding the interior threaded portion thereof, means defining a bolt hole extension in longitudinal alignment with the threaded portion of said loose nut whereby the bolt of a side mount terminal adapter may be passed therethrough into threaded engagement with the loose nut for securingly connecting the two.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
In the adapter of claim 3, a loose nut provided in the body of the threaded end connector, complementary recess means within the body of said adapter to receive said loose nut, a shoulder at the bottom of said recess to engage the end of the nut but surrounding the interior threaded portion thereof, means defining a bolt hole extension in longitudinal alignment with the threaded portion of said loose nut whereby the bolt of a side mount terminal adapter may be passed therethrough into threaded engagement with the loose nut for securingly connecting the two.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-09-13 | 1975-03-15 | 1975-09-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-09-13 | 1979-03-15 | 1979-09-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-09-13 | 1983-03-15 | 1983-09-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |