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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Scott D. Maxwell, Renton, WA (US);
Raymond Q. Draggie, Renton, WA (US);
Marian D. Maxwell, Renton, WA (US);
Charles A. Lemaire, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Scott D. Maxwell, Renton, WA (US);
Raymond Q. Draggie, Renton, WA (US);
Marian D. Maxwell, Renton, WA (US);
Charles A. Lemaire, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Mechanical Answers LLC, Renton, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a barrel clamp apparatus integrated with an electrical contact, which, with the application of a mating compression nut provides a method of clamping the contact to an electrical cable. In some embodiments the electrical contact is configured to mate with a tapered battery post and in others the electrical contact is a pin or socket arrangement whose wire receiving end has been configured with a barrel clamp configuration. In one embodiment the barrel clamp has been integrated into a band clamp battery connector assembly. In all embodiments this device provides a positive means of securing an electrical cable to an electrical contact, maximizing the conductive potential and clamping force to ensure the best electrical and physical connection is made.