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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1997
Hideki Matsunaga, Yokkaichi, JP;
Kenji Inoue, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A fastening member 30 of a battery terminal 10 has a core wire covering member 32 formed by bending a pair of protecting members 32a which extend from the root portion of a wire barrel 31. The core wire covering member 32 is between the connecting portion 20 and the usual wire barrel portion 31, and is approximately rectangular when seen in cross-section. A clamp bolt 50 and nut 51 are tightened by means of a spanner or the like, thereby attaching the battery terminal 10 to a battery post P. The covering member 32 ensures that the end of the core wire or loose strands of the core wire do not interfere with the tightening operation or become caught on the operator's hand or on a tool. The wire covering members 33, 34 may include inspection apertures 33c, 34b.