US4527111A
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Safety jumper cables
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-04-12
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Granted: 1985-07-02
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Expires: 2004-04-12
Abstract
Abstract A battery jumper cable assembly for automatically assuring the safe connection of two storage batteries in a parallel relationship for charging the batteries or starting a motor vehicle which has a dead battery. Four normally open solenoid switches are included in the circuitry to align the two batteries automatically in proper polarity regardless of how the terminals of the two storage batteries are actually connected. An indicator light glows continuously when the hookup is completed and operating.
Inventors
- 👤 Tillman W. Branham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 22:52
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/50; H02J7/575; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/42; H01M10/44; H02J7/60; H02J7/68; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S320/00; Y10S320/18; Y10S320/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
403 words
A battery jumper cable assembly having a pair of battery jumper cables for automatically connecting two storage batteries in a parallel relationship after cable clamps attached to the ends of each of the pair of first and second battery jumper cables have been connected, one cable clamp from each of said battery jumper cables to each of said storage batteries, comprising, in combination: four normally open single pole, single throw solenoid switches, one of said solenoid switches connected in series with said first battery jumper cable, one of said solenoid switches connected in series with said second battery jumper cable, and the remaining two of said solenoid switches connected in series with both said first and said second battery jumper cables; and a gang of four normally closed release switches, two of said release switches each being connected in series between said first battery jumper cable, upstream of said solenoid switches, and a separate one of the coils of said solenoid switches, and the other two of said release switches each being connected in series between said second battery jumper cable, upstream of said solenoid switches, and a separate one of the coils of said solenoid switches; and a gang of four normally open actuating switches, two of said actuating switches each being connected in series between said first battery jumper cable, downstream of said solenoid switches, and a separate one of said coils of said solenoid switches, and the other two of said actuating switches each being connected in series between said second battery jumper cable, downstream of said solenoid switches, and a separate one of said coils of said solenoid switches; and four dropping resistors, each of said dropping resistors separately connected at one end to a normally open contact of one of said solenoid switches, and the other end of said dropping resistor connected to the coil of the associated solenoid switch, upstream from said normally open actuating switch; whereby when said ganged activating switches are pressed momentarily closed, two of the normally open solenoid switches will close, interconnecting directly the two storage batteries in a parallel relationship, providing continuity of current in both battery jumper cables, and current will pass through the dropping resistors associated with the two activated closed solenoid switches to thereby latch said closed solenoid switches, holding each of said activated solenoid switches in a closed position, after said ganged activating switches are no longer depressed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
403 words
A battery jumper cable assembly having a pair of battery jumper cables for automatically connecting two storage batteries in a parallel relationship after cable clamps attached to the ends of each of the pair of first and second battery jumper cables have been connected, one cable clamp from each of said battery jumper cables to each of said storage batteries, comprising, in combination: four normally open single pole, single throw solenoid switches, one of said solenoid switches connected in series with said first battery jumper cable, one of said solenoid switches connected in series with said second battery jumper cable, and the remaining two of said solenoid switches connected in series with both said first and said second battery jumper cables; and a gang of four normally closed release switches, two of said release switches each being connected in series between said first battery jumper cable, upstream of said solenoid switches, and a separate one of the coils of said solenoid switches, and the other two of said release switches each being connected in series between said second battery jumper cable, upstream of said solenoid switches, and a separate one of the coils of said solenoid switches; and a gang of four normally open actuating switches, two of said actuating switches each being connected in series between said first battery jumper cable, downstream of said solenoid switches, and a separate one of said coils of said solenoid switches, and the other two of said actuating switches each being connected in series between said second battery jumper cable, downstream of said solenoid switches, and a separate one of said coils of said solenoid switches; and four dropping resistors, each of said dropping resistors separately connected at one end to a normally open contact of one of said solenoid switches, and the other end of said dropping resistor connected to the coil of the associated solenoid switch, upstream from said normally open actuating switch; whereby when said ganged activating switches are pressed momentarily closed, two of the normally open solenoid switches will close, interconnecting directly the two storage batteries in a parallel relationship, providing continuity of current in both battery jumper cables, and current will pass through the dropping resistors associated with the two activated closed solenoid switches to thereby latch said closed solenoid switches, holding each of said activated solenoid switches in a closed position, after said ganged activating switches are no longer depressed.
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