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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1994
Mark S Inkmann, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Michael T Reher, Grafton, WI (US);
Bradley N Koeppel, Watertown, WI (US);
Brett M Lenhardt, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Globe-Union Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
An arrangement for mounting a battery monitoring circuit on the cover of the battery and for connecting the terminal ends of first and second lead wires of a battery monitoring circuit to the positive and negative terminals of the battery, the arrangement including a cavity formed in the battery cover for mounting the battery monitoring circuit, first and second battery terminal bushings which are molded integrally with the cover and are adapted to be mounted on and connected to the positive and negative battery terminals when the battery cover is installed on the battery, each of the battery terminal bushings including a pad having an upwardly directed mounting post that is adapted to receive and secure the terminal end of one of the lead wires of the battery monitoring circuit, the battery cover having first and second lead wire slots in its surface which extend from the cavity in which the battery monitoring circuit is mounted, to the locations of the battery terminal bushings for directing the lead wires to the mounting posts and for protecting the leads from damage during use.