Claims
- 1. A battery terminal comprising:
- a pair of right top and bottom tightening members and a pair of left top and bottom tightening members provided on each free end of a pair of top and bottom annular terminal fitting members of a terminal formed by folding a plate in two, each of said tightening members having sliding members, said top tightening members being separated from said bottom tightening members by a predetermined space;
- a tightening tool having a cut-out formed by top and bottom two-stage tapered surfaces; said tapered surfaces being staggered and contacting the sliding members of each of said tightening members; and
- said pairs of right and left top and bottom tightening members being subtantially V-shaped, each including said sliding member sloping along and directly engaging respective said top and bottom two-stage tapered surfaces of said tightening tool, whereby when a bolt is tightened through a bolt hole formed in said tightening tool into a nut provided between said top and bottom tightening members, said nut being thicker than said predetermined space, whereby said pairs of right and left top and bottom tightening members are biased against respective top and bottom surfaces of said nut, said right and left top and bottom tightening members are moved towards each other horizontally by said sliding members moving along said tapered surfaces to close said each free end of said annular terminal fitting members.
- 2. A battery terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said sliding members are provided with guide members formed on ends thereof for holding both sides of said tightening tool to slide freely therebetween.
Priority Claims (3)
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4-84121 |
Dec 1992 |
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4-84122 |
Dec 1992 |
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4-84131 |
Dec 1992 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 08/161,574, filed Dec. 6, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,558,544.
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