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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Eric G Shonts, Lake Ontario, MI (US);
John Bruce Horst, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A clamp assembly for securing a battery sensor to a vehicle battery comprises a surround portion defining an aperture for at least partially surrounding a battery post for the vehicle battery and a pair of clamping arms extending from opposing ends of the surround portion. A tab extends from one of the clamp arms toward the other of the clamp arms, wherein the tab defines a first through hole. A wedge has a generally U-shaped cross-section, where a width of the base of the wedge is less than a width at distal ends of the U-shaped cross-section and the base of the wedge defines a second through hole. The wedge is fitted over the clamping arms and a fastener is threaded through the first and the second through holes. A nut is threaded on the fastener to force the wedge over the clamp arms such that the width at the base of the wedge forces the clamp arms toward one another.