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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2008
Gary C. Detter, Berlin Center, OH (US);
Jay Harold Garretson, Warren, OH (US);
Gary C. Detter, Berlin Center, OH (US);
Jay Harold Garretson, Warren, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery clamp includes a collar cooperating with opposing compression plates to engage a battery terminal. The clamp further includes a locking mechanism adapted to apply a compression force between the collar and the battery terminal. A method of securing a battery clamp to a terminal includes positioning a clamp around a terminal of a battery, wherein the clamp includes a collar and opposing compression plates. The method further includes engaging the collar to the terminal of the battery by applying a force to the compression plates.