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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2000
Shuji Kosuge, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A protective cover that fits with battery terminals of different sizes includes a main body having a side wall A capable of being opened or closed via hinges , a battery terminal being inserted from the side when the side wall A is in an open state. A position fixing member that houses a clamping ring of a clamping member is made from a pair of surrounding walls A and B which protrude outwards from the side wall A and a side wall B. Resilient movable members A and B are formed out of the surrounding walls A and B, these members A and B protruding inwards. The clamping ring of the smaller battery terminal is supported by arc shaped receiving faces A and B of the resilient movable members A and B, and the clamping ring of the larger battery terminal is supported by the receiving faces A and B of the resilient movable members A and B which have been bent outwards, and by receiving faces A and B of the surrounding walls A and B.