CA1241716A - Battery terminal connector and handle - Google Patents
Battery terminal connector and handleInfo
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- CA1241716A CA1241716A CA000489406A CA489406A CA1241716A CA 1241716 A CA1241716 A CA 1241716A CA 000489406 A CA000489406 A CA 000489406A CA 489406 A CA489406 A CA 489406A CA 1241716 A CA1241716 A CA 1241716A
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
- H01M50/20—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
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- H01M50/50—Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
- H01M50/502—Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing
- H01M50/503—Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing characterised by the shape of the interconnectors
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- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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- H01M50/50—Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
- H01M50/502—Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing
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- H01M50/512—Connection only in parallel
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- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
- H01M50/50—Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
- H01M50/502—Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing
- H01M50/521—Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing characterised by the material
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/02—Contact members
- H01R13/33—Contact members made of resilient wire
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Abstract
BATTERY TERMINAL CONNECTOR AND HANDLE
ABSTRACT
a battery terminal connector which electrically interconnects the terminals of two or more batteries and which terminal connector is tapped to provide terminal connection to an external device. The terminal connector also serves as a carrying handle for the batteries. The connector is comprised of two stiffmetal members contained within an insulative handle housing offset from the surface of the battery or batteries to permit finger insertion. A portion of said metal members is exposed through said insulstive handle housing for external electrical connection. The ends of the metal members are shaped for connection to the battery terminals and the metal members are sized to fit between such battery terminals.
ABSTRACT
a battery terminal connector which electrically interconnects the terminals of two or more batteries and which terminal connector is tapped to provide terminal connection to an external device. The terminal connector also serves as a carrying handle for the batteries. The connector is comprised of two stiffmetal members contained within an insulative handle housing offset from the surface of the battery or batteries to permit finger insertion. A portion of said metal members is exposed through said insulstive handle housing for external electrical connection. The ends of the metal members are shaped for connection to the battery terminals and the metal members are sized to fit between such battery terminals.
Description
Thi3 in~e~tion rela~e~ ~D ~2rminal con~ector3 or el~ctroch~ic~1 cell~ and batterie~, I~tercell ter~i~al connector~ e been ~iliæed in ~he pa~t to conn~ct ~lectroche~ical cell~ into ~erie~ or par~llel relation~ip~ to boo~t either ~oltage or current ~8 desiræd. ~ith ~rh int~rcell ~er~Ln~l eonLe~tor~
sppropri~ee ter~Lnals are el~ctric~ interconn~ct~d ~nth ~e~sl ~ab~ or ~ire~
~ith ~spo~d ter~in~l~ gener~ e ~ tapp~d for circ~it ~t~eh~eDt to aD
e~tern~l ~lectric~l de~ice~ ~ch interrell coDnector~ h~v~ h~e7er been ~e~erall~ ~ade of str~ct~rally u~upport ble or pliAble ~teri~ uch B13 thin 10 ~ire~ or t~bd ~hich ~ere generally csYer~d.with ~n i~ ti~e ~terial ~nd plsced ~gain~t the b~tter~ 9 ructure for ~upport.
It iB an objec~ of the pr~Bcut mvention to pro~ide a ~uctur311y ~elf-3upporting intercell (or interbattery) ~erai~ on~ector ~hich interconnect~ the ter~in~ls of the cell~ or b~tteries Lnto ~ither ~erie~ or 1~ p~r311el relation~hip and ~hich connector it~elf i6 directl~ t~pped for e~tern~l el~ctrical eonnection.
It is a forther object of the pr~nt ~n~entiOD to pro~ide ~uch ~onnector Yhereby it ~l~o functions as ~ c~rry~n~ handle for the iaterconoected cells.
The~e ~nd other objects; e~ture~ ~nd ~d~nt~8e~ of t~e pre~nt iovention 20 vill bcco~ ~ore e~ident fro~ the follo~ di~c~s~ion ~ vell ~ t~e draYin~s in vhich:
Fi~ure 1 is ~n i~osnetric ~rie~r of t~ b~terieD bein~ electric~lly ~nd ph~sically illtercolmected by th~ conu2ctor of the prellent invention;
Figure 2 i~ ~ top ~ieY of the b~ttery connector of ~he pre~en~ i~ventio~;
Pigure 3 i~ a ~ectio~ed end ~ie~ ta~eD along line 3-3 of Pig~re 2;
Figure 4 ia ~ sectioned eDd ~ie~ ~Qn ~long line 4-4 oX ~ig~re 2;
~igure 5 i8 a top vie~ of t~e basc of the b~ttery ~o~nector;
Figures 5a and 5b are ~ide vie~s t~ken along line~ 5a-5a ~nd 5b-5b re3pectively of ~igure 5;
~igure 6 i9 a bo~to~ vie~ of the eo~er ~ber of the b~tt~ry co~nector;
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re~ 6a a~d 6b ar~ oppo8it2 ~ide ~rie~s respe~ti~ely o the cover ~ber of ~igurP 6 ta~en ~long l~e~ 6~-6a ~Dd 6b-6b re~p2~tively, l~d Yignre 7 i~ sn end ~ie~ o ~he co~er ~e~ber of Figure 6 ~sken ~long line ~-7.
S Generally ~he pre3ent i~Yen~io~ Co~priS~B ~ e~e ~n8lly deplo~ed intercell or interbatter~ t~ nal con~ector ~i~h ~hich the ~n~ ~ l~ of the cells or bltteries (herein~f~er, for 3i~plicity, the ~en~s ~t~er~ ~nd ~tterie~
Lncludes cell ~d cell~) sre anterccDnect~d in series or pnr~llel arr~ngement ~nd ~herein . he co~nector itaelf i~ tapp~d for elec~ric-l e~nn!Pction to ~n estern~l appliance. ~he c03nector f~rt~er e~bodie~ ~esn~ ~here~ it csn al~o funceio~ a~ ~ c~rrying b~ndle or khe ~ntercon~ected ~ateeriesO 5he ~erm~nal co~nector of the pre~ent in~ention i~ sos~rised of ~ t t~o 3elf-~pportive ~etallic ~cmbers h~ing ~e~ns t~recn ~or ~terconnec~ion ~ith ~he ter~Lnals o b~tteri~3 in a rel~tiv~ly fi~ed b~ r~o~e~ble ~D~er. The ~etallic ~ember~ ~re enclos~d ~ithin cn in~ulsti~e 2o~ber h~ing ~e~n~ ~herein for per~i~tLng interconnection Df the ~etnllic ~e~ber3 ~ith t~e b~ttery te~mi~al~ and or per~itting acceJ3 for exter~sl ele~tr c~l connectio~ to u~id ~Rt~llic ~embers.
8nch ~e3ns prefer~bly co~pri~e~ ~pert~ren ~hich per~it t d~ of the ~tal ~e~ber~ to ~rtend tercally for con~ection to ~e ~att~ry ter~inals and ~t leact one ~pertnre for pernitti~g electrical contact- ~o eont~c~ the ~et~l ~c~ber~ for e~tern~l electric31 connectionO In ~ pre~errod ~3bodi~ene ehe aetallic ~e~bes~ ~re c~prised of stiff ~etal vire, e.g. co~t h~nger ~ireJ ~ith full or partial loop~ t the 2nd~ thereof ~her?by they ~a~ be attached to b~tteries ~uch as the 926 de~i8D~ed t~pe having ocreu luga for ter~in~l ~5 connection. In p~rallel arra~go~eDt, 7herein L~divid~al ~atter~ po~er is to be boo~ted, each ~et~l ~ire in~ercon~ec~s ter~in~l~ of the ~8~e pulariey. In 8 ~eries arra~ge~ent, for ~oltage boostLngl e~ch ~t~l ~ir~ Lntercon~ect~
ter~inals of opposing ~olt~8e. ~he ~ir~ ~re eoclo~d aod i~dl~ held ~ithin ~n in~ulati~e pl~stic housing, prefes~bly rigid, ~hich h~ iper~ures for ~llo~n~ the end~ of the ~ires to protr~de ther~fro~ for coDn~ction to ~he 7~
bRtter~ t~in~l~, The pl~tic hDul ing i., ~urther dlp63rtur~d for per~i3Lti~g ~t~rn~l ~lectric~l contset ~r:Lth egL~h of t~e conn~ctor ~ire~3 The ~t~l ~ire~
~d the pl9.8tic ~ou3ing ~re ~ps3ced ~bs~t 0.6~ - 1.5 ~) frQ~ ~h~:
i~terconnect~ bs~te~ s ~ the ~3sell ~p~aing su6h b~t3,erie~ ~ereb7 ~ueh ~p~cinE~ p~ its fi~ger ~ ereio~ The pl~tic h~u~ing tlh~reby function~
}~dle for 3~h~ ~t~rco~ec~d ~3~tQrie0, lilith specifio reference eo ~he dra~b~ re~ 1 ~nd 2 ~ he baeeery te~i~31 con~ector 10, ~ith ~ig3re 1 depictirg Ls~id blttery ~er~
con~ctor 10 bei~ stt~ched to b~tterietl la and lb ~926 t~p~) for parsllel Ib~tter7 illterconne~tio~. lhtt~r~ ter~inal c~ector 10 i~ ~:~pri~d of four eleaent~, iurulilti~e pla~tic ~e s~ber 30, in~ulalti~e plastic co~er ~ae~er 20 a~d ~et~1 ~ire~ 3~d 40b ~d~ched ~:etl~reen 3~id ba~e ~t cs~er ~bDr~O
~ertures 331 and 33b per~it he e~ of ~se D~er ~ h ~d 1ODP~ 43a and 43a' to ~tend e~ter~llJ for coDYIectioll ~rith ~cr~ 1~ 3~ 3b, the lS po~iti-e ~er7ein~ Df bateerie~ 18 a~d lb re~pectiYely. ~ rly9 other apertures per~it e~ten~ion of th~ oeLd~ of ~ire 40b ~ieh e~d loop~
43b snt 42b' for conn~ctio~ ~ith ~cre~ l~g~ & s~d 2b3 the ~eg~tive ter~i~al~
of b~tteries 1~ ~nd lb ~e~p~cti~ely. ~ire~ 44Q ~nd 40b th~reby b~coa~ the po~iti~e ~nd DegatiVe ter~ nal~ for the ~ntercoD~ect~t ~t eriea 1~ ~d lb ~ud ~re acce~ed, ~8 oho~n, t~rough ~pert~re~ 4~ u~d 46 ~ plastic cover ~ber 20.
Plug ~e~ber 4 of nn o~ern~l electriosl dovice iR in~erted wi~hi~ ~uch ~perture~ for esternal electical co~ection. The pron~s 4~ ~nd 4b of plug ~e-ber 4 ~nd the ~perture~ 4~ ~nd 4~ are keyed ~o pen~it in3ertion in only one direction in order to ~aintain proper polarit~. T~r~insl scces~ ~pert~re~ 45 and 46 are pogitioned ~bo~e ~ch of ~ire~ 40~ And 40b respeceively ~nd offge~
therefro~ ~hereby prong ~bers 4a and 4b of plug ~, vh~n i~3erted in apertnre~
45 and 46, are r~dged ~gain~t the ~ire ~æ~ber~ ~or po~ e ~r~in~1 esg~genent~ I~ order to help ~nsure proper ter~i~a1 connection~ the pl~tic ~o~ing i8 a~metrical ~ith ~qu~r~d off portion~ lla ~nd llb ~ho~n a8 bP~g 3~
adjacent the neg~ti~e t~ al~ of ~he battzri~# d~d t2pered portion~ 12~ ~ud 12b be~g ~dj~;cent th~ po~ e ter~al~ of ehe b~tteri~.
1~1) ~ore sle~rl~ ~ee~ in iPi~re~ 3~ ~, 5, S~ ~nd 5b pla~ti~ ba~e 3le~ber 30 ~npport6l ~ire ~ulber~ 40a ~nd 40b i~ ~ fi~ed positioll ~iehin the tzr~inal connector by s~e~n~ of rib ~appost3 34a-3~ ~d 3~-39b ~e~pec~i~ely.
~tout8 34~-39a~ ~d 34b~-39b~ in each of s~id rib ~tlpporti~ re~2ecti~rely acc~Qd~te ~7ire~ 40~ ~t ~Ob re~p~cti~ely nt ~ario~ ps)iI~ta of their len~th~
Central c~toslt~ 36a~, 37a~ 3~t 36b~, ~ib~ are of ~n ~L~ a~aped configllratioll to per~it out~rd torsional ~ ent o ~ires 40~ ~Dd 40b respecti~ely, npo~
1~ ~edged en3sg~meut of proDg ~e~ber~ 4~ ~nd 4b ~i~h ~he eentr~l por~ion~ of ~ire~
~08 ~ d 40b. "IJ" ~h~ped cuto~t~ 35a~" 3~ d 35b', 38b' pro~ide ~upporti~e biaR~g fos 3uch ~7et~ed en8~ge~nt.
~ires 40~ ~nd 40b ~r~ of ide~tical eonignr~tion ~d ~re co~rised of ~tr~light aec~ionll 41a ~nd 41b r~apectiYel~ ~7hich ~re ~npported b~ ribs 35a-3Ba a~d 35b-38b re~pecti~e1y. Sec~ions 42a ~ 4~ r~ p2rallel tJ 2~eh ~th~r ~nd ~re ae ri~ht aDgles to ~tr~ighe leetion ~la ~IDd terE~ te in ~8led ter~inal co~ecting loops 43a ~d 43a ' . 8i~ilsrly aectioull 42b & 42b 'are parslllel to each other snd are ~t sight amRlo~ to ~straight aection 41b ~uul ter~ nee in ~ngled ter~in~l connect~rg loop~ 43b ~nd 43b'~ Te~i~al co~nectin~
loop~ 43a ~ 43n'And 43b ~ ~3bl Rre 3~gled ~uc~ th~t ~hen ~ire~ ~Oa ~nd 40b are fi~edly pOGitionet on b~e ~c~er 30 ~hey ar~ coincident ~ith ~be botto~ 32 of ~id ba~e ~e~ber. ~i~ht ~ngled ~ections 42~ & 42a'Yith ter~nal co~lecting loops 438 ~ 43a' ~re fi~ed Lnto poaition b~ rib3 3~a ~nd 39n ~nd cutout~ 34a' ~nd 39a~ therein ~ ~ell a~ ~pertnre~ 33~ a~d 33a' thro~gh ~hich ~aid 1OOPR
~tend for ternal CODaeCtiOn to the b~ttery t~r~in31c. 8imilarly right nngled ection~ 42b ~ 42b' ~ith eer~i~l connectiDg loops ~3b ~ 43b' are fixed into po~ition b~ rib~ 34b ~nd 39b and eutouts 34b' aod 39b' therein ~ ~ell 8~
nperture~ 33b and 33b' ~hrough ~hich ~id loopa ~tend for æ~tern~l coDnec~ion to the b~ttery ter~i~nls. The distance be~een ~pertnre~ 33n ~Dd 33~' a~ ~ell n~ the di~t~nce bet~aen ~perture~ 33b nnd 33bl i~ ci~ed to be ~bstintinlly 7~
equ~l ~o the di~tance bet~een ~he eermin~l~ of ehe bat~erie~ ~o be ~ntercDnlected by the tQrm~nsl co~nectorO
In order to enable the ter~i~al connector 10 to function .~s a handle for the interconnected bstterie~ ee~r~ c~ion 11 i~ ele~at~d ~ space 8 to persit fin~er in~rtion. ~ccordingl~, ~ire ~ction~ 42a ~ 4~ d 42b L 47b' of Yire~ 40a ~nd 40b re po~itioned an ~he ten~in~l coD~ector ~t ~ ~gle of sbout 30 from the horirontal pl~ne, Ter~in~l connector coYer ~eEber 20 ~hown ~ r~g~res 6~ 6~, Sb ~nd 7 i~
oo~priaed of central planar ~ection 22 ~nd ~n$1ed ~ection~ 23~ ~ 23a' ~nd ~3b ~nd 23b' for direce ~entiQg upon corr~pondLng pDr~io~J of ba~e ~e~ber 30.
S~ll pip~ 25 a~ ~ell a~ ~huped ri~ge~ 26 ~nd 27 provide frictional contact ~ith the eofitting ~ Df b~e ~ber 30 for ~ltr~onic ~e~ g of the co~er ~oDber to the b~e De~ber~
It i8 under~tood that the 3bo~e de~cription ~nd ~he e~b~diDent ~ho~n in the draYing~ ~re illu~tr~ti~e in n~tnre ~nt th~t cha~ge3 ~ be ~ade in the configuration, ~tr~ctural ~ombers, ~nd the b~tterie~ to be ~ed ehere~ith~ For ~suuple ~hough the dr~Yin~ 3trate a parallel ~ype oo~nec~ion bet~een the cellc, the ter~inal conncctors ~ be ~odified ~o provite ~ serie~ connection if de~ired. In ~uch e~bodi~ent the e~ernal connector c~pletc~ the t~rminal 2n connection. Other ch~ges ~ay be ~imil~rl~ ~ade ~itbo~ dep~rtiDg fro~ the ~copc of the present in~2ntion a~ def~ned by t~e follo~ing claims.
sppropri~ee ter~Lnals are el~ctric~ interconn~ct~d ~nth ~e~sl ~ab~ or ~ire~
~ith ~spo~d ter~in~l~ gener~ e ~ tapp~d for circ~it ~t~eh~eDt to aD
e~tern~l ~lectric~l de~ice~ ~ch interrell coDnector~ h~v~ h~e7er been ~e~erall~ ~ade of str~ct~rally u~upport ble or pliAble ~teri~ uch B13 thin 10 ~ire~ or t~bd ~hich ~ere generally csYer~d.with ~n i~ ti~e ~terial ~nd plsced ~gain~t the b~tter~ 9 ructure for ~upport.
It iB an objec~ of the pr~Bcut mvention to pro~ide a ~uctur311y ~elf-3upporting intercell (or interbattery) ~erai~ on~ector ~hich interconnect~ the ter~in~ls of the cell~ or b~tteries Lnto ~ither ~erie~ or 1~ p~r311el relation~hip and ~hich connector it~elf i6 directl~ t~pped for e~tern~l el~ctrical eonnection.
It is a forther object of the pr~nt ~n~entiOD to pro~ide ~uch ~onnector Yhereby it ~l~o functions as ~ c~rry~n~ handle for the iaterconoected cells.
The~e ~nd other objects; e~ture~ ~nd ~d~nt~8e~ of t~e pre~nt iovention 20 vill bcco~ ~ore e~ident fro~ the follo~ di~c~s~ion ~ vell ~ t~e draYin~s in vhich:
Fi~ure 1 is ~n i~osnetric ~rie~r of t~ b~terieD bein~ electric~lly ~nd ph~sically illtercolmected by th~ conu2ctor of the prellent invention;
Figure 2 i~ ~ top ~ieY of the b~ttery connector of ~he pre~en~ i~ventio~;
Pigure 3 i~ a ~ectio~ed end ~ie~ ta~eD along line 3-3 of Pig~re 2;
Figure 4 ia ~ sectioned eDd ~ie~ ~Qn ~long line 4-4 oX ~ig~re 2;
~igure 5 i8 a top vie~ of t~e basc of the b~ttery ~o~nector;
Figures 5a and 5b are ~ide vie~s t~ken along line~ 5a-5a ~nd 5b-5b re3pectively of ~igure 5;
~igure 6 i9 a bo~to~ vie~ of the eo~er ~ber of the b~tt~ry co~nector;
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re~ 6a a~d 6b ar~ oppo8it2 ~ide ~rie~s respe~ti~ely o the cover ~ber of ~igurP 6 ta~en ~long l~e~ 6~-6a ~Dd 6b-6b re~p2~tively, l~d Yignre 7 i~ sn end ~ie~ o ~he co~er ~e~ber of Figure 6 ~sken ~long line ~-7.
S Generally ~he pre3ent i~Yen~io~ Co~priS~B ~ e~e ~n8lly deplo~ed intercell or interbatter~ t~ nal con~ector ~i~h ~hich the ~n~ ~ l~ of the cells or bltteries (herein~f~er, for 3i~plicity, the ~en~s ~t~er~ ~nd ~tterie~
Lncludes cell ~d cell~) sre anterccDnect~d in series or pnr~llel arr~ngement ~nd ~herein . he co~nector itaelf i~ tapp~d for elec~ric-l e~nn!Pction to ~n estern~l appliance. ~he c03nector f~rt~er e~bodie~ ~esn~ ~here~ it csn al~o funceio~ a~ ~ c~rrying b~ndle or khe ~ntercon~ected ~ateeriesO 5he ~erm~nal co~nector of the pre~ent in~ention i~ sos~rised of ~ t t~o 3elf-~pportive ~etallic ~cmbers h~ing ~e~ns t~recn ~or ~terconnec~ion ~ith ~he ter~Lnals o b~tteri~3 in a rel~tiv~ly fi~ed b~ r~o~e~ble ~D~er. The ~etallic ~ember~ ~re enclos~d ~ithin cn in~ulsti~e 2o~ber h~ing ~e~n~ ~herein for per~i~tLng interconnection Df the ~etnllic ~e~ber3 ~ith t~e b~ttery te~mi~al~ and or per~itting acceJ3 for exter~sl ele~tr c~l connectio~ to u~id ~Rt~llic ~embers.
8nch ~e3ns prefer~bly co~pri~e~ ~pert~ren ~hich per~it t d~ of the ~tal ~e~ber~ to ~rtend tercally for con~ection to ~e ~att~ry ter~inals and ~t leact one ~pertnre for pernitti~g electrical contact- ~o eont~c~ the ~et~l ~c~ber~ for e~tern~l electric31 connectionO In ~ pre~errod ~3bodi~ene ehe aetallic ~e~bes~ ~re c~prised of stiff ~etal vire, e.g. co~t h~nger ~ireJ ~ith full or partial loop~ t the 2nd~ thereof ~her?by they ~a~ be attached to b~tteries ~uch as the 926 de~i8D~ed t~pe having ocreu luga for ter~in~l ~5 connection. In p~rallel arra~go~eDt, 7herein L~divid~al ~atter~ po~er is to be boo~ted, each ~et~l ~ire in~ercon~ec~s ter~in~l~ of the ~8~e pulariey. In 8 ~eries arra~ge~ent, for ~oltage boostLngl e~ch ~t~l ~ir~ Lntercon~ect~
ter~inals of opposing ~olt~8e. ~he ~ir~ ~re eoclo~d aod i~dl~ held ~ithin ~n in~ulati~e pl~stic housing, prefes~bly rigid, ~hich h~ iper~ures for ~llo~n~ the end~ of the ~ires to protr~de ther~fro~ for coDn~ction to ~he 7~
bRtter~ t~in~l~, The pl~tic hDul ing i., ~urther dlp63rtur~d for per~i3Lti~g ~t~rn~l ~lectric~l contset ~r:Lth egL~h of t~e conn~ctor ~ire~3 The ~t~l ~ire~
~d the pl9.8tic ~ou3ing ~re ~ps3ced ~bs~t 0.6~ - 1.5 ~) frQ~ ~h~:
i~terconnect~ bs~te~ s ~ the ~3sell ~p~aing su6h b~t3,erie~ ~ereb7 ~ueh ~p~cinE~ p~ its fi~ger ~ ereio~ The pl~tic h~u~ing tlh~reby function~
}~dle for 3~h~ ~t~rco~ec~d ~3~tQrie0, lilith specifio reference eo ~he dra~b~ re~ 1 ~nd 2 ~ he baeeery te~i~31 con~ector 10, ~ith ~ig3re 1 depictirg Ls~id blttery ~er~
con~ctor 10 bei~ stt~ched to b~tterietl la and lb ~926 t~p~) for parsllel Ib~tter7 illterconne~tio~. lhtt~r~ ter~inal c~ector 10 i~ ~:~pri~d of four eleaent~, iurulilti~e pla~tic ~e s~ber 30, in~ulalti~e plastic co~er ~ae~er 20 a~d ~et~1 ~ire~ 3~d 40b ~d~ched ~:etl~reen 3~id ba~e ~t cs~er ~bDr~O
~ertures 331 and 33b per~it he e~ of ~se D~er ~ h ~d 1ODP~ 43a and 43a' to ~tend e~ter~llJ for coDYIectioll ~rith ~cr~ 1~ 3~ 3b, the lS po~iti-e ~er7ein~ Df bateerie~ 18 a~d lb re~pectiYely. ~ rly9 other apertures per~it e~ten~ion of th~ oeLd~ of ~ire 40b ~ieh e~d loop~
43b snt 42b' for conn~ctio~ ~ith ~cre~ l~g~ & s~d 2b3 the ~eg~tive ter~i~al~
of b~tteries 1~ ~nd lb ~e~p~cti~ely. ~ire~ 44Q ~nd 40b th~reby b~coa~ the po~iti~e ~nd DegatiVe ter~ nal~ for the ~ntercoD~ect~t ~t eriea 1~ ~d lb ~ud ~re acce~ed, ~8 oho~n, t~rough ~pert~re~ 4~ u~d 46 ~ plastic cover ~ber 20.
Plug ~e~ber 4 of nn o~ern~l electriosl dovice iR in~erted wi~hi~ ~uch ~perture~ for esternal electical co~ection. The pron~s 4~ ~nd 4b of plug ~e-ber 4 ~nd the ~perture~ 4~ ~nd 4~ are keyed ~o pen~it in3ertion in only one direction in order to ~aintain proper polarit~. T~r~insl scces~ ~pert~re~ 45 and 46 are pogitioned ~bo~e ~ch of ~ire~ 40~ And 40b respeceively ~nd offge~
therefro~ ~hereby prong ~bers 4a and 4b of plug ~, vh~n i~3erted in apertnre~
45 and 46, are r~dged ~gain~t the ~ire ~æ~ber~ ~or po~ e ~r~in~1 esg~genent~ I~ order to help ~nsure proper ter~i~a1 connection~ the pl~tic ~o~ing i8 a~metrical ~ith ~qu~r~d off portion~ lla ~nd llb ~ho~n a8 bP~g 3~
adjacent the neg~ti~e t~ al~ of ~he battzri~# d~d t2pered portion~ 12~ ~ud 12b be~g ~dj~;cent th~ po~ e ter~al~ of ehe b~tteri~.
1~1) ~ore sle~rl~ ~ee~ in iPi~re~ 3~ ~, 5, S~ ~nd 5b pla~ti~ ba~e 3le~ber 30 ~npport6l ~ire ~ulber~ 40a ~nd 40b i~ ~ fi~ed positioll ~iehin the tzr~inal connector by s~e~n~ of rib ~appost3 34a-3~ ~d 3~-39b ~e~pec~i~ely.
~tout8 34~-39a~ ~d 34b~-39b~ in each of s~id rib ~tlpporti~ re~2ecti~rely acc~Qd~te ~7ire~ 40~ ~t ~Ob re~p~cti~ely nt ~ario~ ps)iI~ta of their len~th~
Central c~toslt~ 36a~, 37a~ 3~t 36b~, ~ib~ are of ~n ~L~ a~aped configllratioll to per~it out~rd torsional ~ ent o ~ires 40~ ~Dd 40b respecti~ely, npo~
1~ ~edged en3sg~meut of proDg ~e~ber~ 4~ ~nd 4b ~i~h ~he eentr~l por~ion~ of ~ire~
~08 ~ d 40b. "IJ" ~h~ped cuto~t~ 35a~" 3~ d 35b', 38b' pro~ide ~upporti~e biaR~g fos 3uch ~7et~ed en8~ge~nt.
~ires 40~ ~nd 40b ~r~ of ide~tical eonignr~tion ~d ~re co~rised of ~tr~light aec~ionll 41a ~nd 41b r~apectiYel~ ~7hich ~re ~npported b~ ribs 35a-3Ba a~d 35b-38b re~pecti~e1y. Sec~ions 42a ~ 4~ r~ p2rallel tJ 2~eh ~th~r ~nd ~re ae ri~ht aDgles to ~tr~ighe leetion ~la ~IDd terE~ te in ~8led ter~inal co~ecting loops 43a ~d 43a ' . 8i~ilsrly aectioull 42b & 42b 'are parslllel to each other snd are ~t sight amRlo~ to ~straight aection 41b ~uul ter~ nee in ~ngled ter~in~l connect~rg loop~ 43b ~nd 43b'~ Te~i~al co~nectin~
loop~ 43a ~ 43n'And 43b ~ ~3bl Rre 3~gled ~uc~ th~t ~hen ~ire~ ~Oa ~nd 40b are fi~edly pOGitionet on b~e ~c~er 30 ~hey ar~ coincident ~ith ~be botto~ 32 of ~id ba~e ~e~ber. ~i~ht ~ngled ~ections 42~ & 42a'Yith ter~nal co~lecting loops 438 ~ 43a' ~re fi~ed Lnto poaition b~ rib3 3~a ~nd 39n ~nd cutout~ 34a' ~nd 39a~ therein ~ ~ell a~ ~pertnre~ 33~ a~d 33a' thro~gh ~hich ~aid 1OOPR
~tend for ternal CODaeCtiOn to the b~ttery t~r~in31c. 8imilarly right nngled ection~ 42b ~ 42b' ~ith eer~i~l connectiDg loops ~3b ~ 43b' are fixed into po~ition b~ rib~ 34b ~nd 39b and eutouts 34b' aod 39b' therein ~ ~ell 8~
nperture~ 33b and 33b' ~hrough ~hich ~id loopa ~tend for æ~tern~l coDnec~ion to the b~ttery ter~i~nls. The distance be~een ~pertnre~ 33n ~Dd 33~' a~ ~ell n~ the di~t~nce bet~aen ~perture~ 33b nnd 33bl i~ ci~ed to be ~bstintinlly 7~
equ~l ~o the di~tance bet~een ~he eermin~l~ of ehe bat~erie~ ~o be ~ntercDnlected by the tQrm~nsl co~nectorO
In order to enable the ter~i~al connector 10 to function .~s a handle for the interconnected bstterie~ ee~r~ c~ion 11 i~ ele~at~d ~ space 8 to persit fin~er in~rtion. ~ccordingl~, ~ire ~ction~ 42a ~ 4~ d 42b L 47b' of Yire~ 40a ~nd 40b re po~itioned an ~he ten~in~l coD~ector ~t ~ ~gle of sbout 30 from the horirontal pl~ne, Ter~in~l connector coYer ~eEber 20 ~hown ~ r~g~res 6~ 6~, Sb ~nd 7 i~
oo~priaed of central planar ~ection 22 ~nd ~n$1ed ~ection~ 23~ ~ 23a' ~nd ~3b ~nd 23b' for direce ~entiQg upon corr~pondLng pDr~io~J of ba~e ~e~ber 30.
S~ll pip~ 25 a~ ~ell a~ ~huped ri~ge~ 26 ~nd 27 provide frictional contact ~ith the eofitting ~ Df b~e ~ber 30 for ~ltr~onic ~e~ g of the co~er ~oDber to the b~e De~ber~
It i8 under~tood that the 3bo~e de~cription ~nd ~he e~b~diDent ~ho~n in the draYing~ ~re illu~tr~ti~e in n~tnre ~nt th~t cha~ge3 ~ be ~ade in the configuration, ~tr~ctural ~ombers, ~nd the b~tterie~ to be ~ed ehere~ith~ For ~suuple ~hough the dr~Yin~ 3trate a parallel ~ype oo~nec~ion bet~een the cellc, the ter~inal conncctors ~ be ~odified ~o provite ~ serie~ connection if de~ired. In ~uch e~bodi~ent the e~ernal connector c~pletc~ the t~rminal 2n connection. Other ch~ges ~ay be ~imil~rl~ ~ade ~itbo~ dep~rtiDg fro~ the ~copc of the present in~2ntion a~ def~ned by t~e follo~ing claims.
Claims (6)
1. A terminal connector for externally interconnecting the terminals of two or more batteries, said connector comprising at least two separated metallic terminal connecting elements contained within an insulative housing characterized in that said metallic terminal connection elements are structurally self supportive and wherein each of said metallic terminal connecting elements comprises portions thereof which protrude from said insulative housing for electrical and mechanical connection with said terminals, said insulative housing being offset from said interconnected batteries to permit finger insertion between said housing and said batteries whereby said housing may function as a carrying handle for said batteries and said metallic terminal connecting elements and an external electrical device.
2. The terminal connector of claim 1 wherein each of said metallic terminal connecting elements interconnect battery terminals of the same polarity for a parallel interconnection between said batteries.
3. The terminal connector of claim 1 wherein said housing is comprised of a rigid insulative plastic material.
4. The terminal connector of claim 3 wherein said metallic terminal connecting elements are comprised of substantially rigid wire.
5. The terminal connector of claim 1 wherein said means for permitting electrical contact comprises two apertures in said housing for permitting electrical contacting access to said metallic terminal connecting elements,
6. The terminal connector of claim 5 wherein said metallic terminal connecting elements are supported within said housing by supportive elements and each of said apertures is positioned relative to each of said terminal connecting elements whereby external electrical contacts inserted within said apertures contact and resiliently bias said terminal connecting elements against said supportive elements for positive electrical engagement between said terminal connecting elements and said electrical contacts.
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