Terminal clamp

Claim 2

A terminal clip, particularly for use on electrodes having a button type male terminal, comprising a pair of members having superimposed portions, each of which has an opening therein of a size to receive such a button terminal, means for pivotally connecting said members for relative pivotal movements, in one position of which the openings are substantially aligned to permit reception of such a button terminal therethrough, spring means operatively connecting said members to apply baising forces thereon urging said members out of said one portion to dispose said openings in non-alignment, cooperable means on said members for facilitating manual movement of said members to said open position in opposition to said biasing means, a projection means on one of said members forming an abutment engageable with the other member for limiting relative separating movement of said members, and means on one of said members for operatively attaching a lead conductor to said clip.

Claim 3

A terminal clip according to claim 1, wherein said Abutment on the one member is constructed to extend into and engage the edge of the opening of the other member to limit pivotal movement of said members.

Claim 4

A terminal clip particularly for use on electrodes having a button type male terminal, comprising a pair of members having superimposed portions, each of which has an opening therein of a size to receive such a button terminal, means for pivotally connecting said members for relative pivotal movement, in one position of which the openings are substantially aligned to permit reception of such a button terminal therethrough, spring means operatively connecting said members to apply biasing forces thereon urging said members out of said one portion to dispose said openings in non-alignment, cooperable means on said members for facilitating manual movement of said members to said open position in opposition to said biasing means, one of said members being provided with a projection extending into the opening of the other member and adapted to engage an inserted button terminal, cooperable with the other member of clamp such a terminal therebetween, and means on one of said members for operatively attaching a lead conductor to said clip.

Claim 5

A terminal clip particularly for use on electrodes having a button type male terminal, comprising a pair of members having superimposed portions, each of which has an opening therein of a size to receive such a button terminal, means for pivotally connecting said members for relative pivotal movement, in one position of which the openings are substantially aligned to permit reception of such a button terminal therethrough, spring means operatively connecting said members to apply biasing forces thereon urging said members out of said one portion to dispose said openings in non-alignment, cooperable means on said members for facilitating manual movement of said members to said open position in opposition to said biasing means, one of said members being provided with a projection extending into the opening of the other member and adapted to engage an inserted button terminal, cooperable with the other member of clamp such a terminal therebetween, and means on one of said members for operatively attaching a lead conductor to said clip.

Claim 6

A terminal clip according to claim 3, wherein said projection is constructed to form an abutment extending into the opening of and engageable with the other member to limit relative pivotal movement of said members.

Claim 7

A terminal clip according to claim 4, wherein said projection comprises a downwardly offset portion of the upper base portion forming a part of the periphery of the opening therein, an edge of such projection forming said abutment.

Claim 8

A terminal clip according to claim 1, wherein said members are formed from sheet-metal stock, each member having a flat base portion in which the associated opening is disposed, said base portions being disposed in overlying relation, one upon the other with said pivotal means connecting said base portions for pivotal movement about an axis spaced from said openings and extending normal to the general plane of said base plates, and a pair of outwardly extending manually engageable portions, each carried by a respective base portion along one said edge thereof with one of such outwardly extending portions laterally disposed at one side edge thereof and the other disposed at the laterally opposite side edge of the other of said base portions, said biasing means being operative to urge said base portions in directions tending to separate said outwardly extending manually engageable portions, said openings being so disposed in their respective base portions that they may be disposed in substantial alignment when said manually engageable portions are moved toward one another.

Claim 9

A terminal clip according to claim 6, wherein said pivotal means includes an outwardly extending shank member, said biasing means comprising a torsion spring having a central coil portion encircling said shank member and two leg portions, each bearing on a respective manually engageable portion.

Claim 10

A terminal clip according to claim 7, wherein said projection comprises a downwardly offset portion of the upper base portion forming a part of the periphery of the opening therein, an edge of such projection forming said abutment.

Claim 11

A terminal clip according to claim 8, wherein one of said base portions has an elongated extension to which such a lead conductor may be operatively connected.

Claim 12

A terminal clip according to claim 9, wherein said extension is constructed to receive a wire forming such conductor for direct attachment to such extension.

Claim 13

A terminal clip according to claim 9, wherein said extension is provided with a button terminal corresponding to the terminal of such an electrode, wherein a female connector terminal on such a conductor, normally engageable directly with the male button terminal of such an electrode may be mounted on said terminal of the clip and the latter engaged with the terminal of such an electrode.