Cold formed battery terminal
A method and apparatus for cold forming a battery terminal having a base and an insert. The insert includes a first portion encapsulated within the base and a second portion that extends beyond a first side of the base.
1 . A cold formed battery terminal comprising:
a base cold formed from lead; and
an insert having a first portion encapsulated within the base and a second portion extending beyond a first side of the base.
2 . The cold formed battery terminal of claim 1 , wherein the base includes an extension extending from a second side of the base, the extension having at least one acid ring.
3 . The cold formed battery terminal of claim 2 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the insert is offset from a longitudinal axis of the acid ring.
4 . The cold formed battery terminal of claim 3 , wherein the insert is a male insert having a head and a longitudinal member extending therefrom, the head having a cross section wider than the a cross section of the longitudinal member.
5 . The cold formed battery terminal of claim 4 , wherein the head is substantially encapsulated in the base.
6 . (canceled)
7 . The cold formed battery terminal of claim 5 , wherein the acid ring includes an aperture extending there through.
8 - 23 . (canceled)
24 . The cold formed battery terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first portion includes means for preventing movement along an axis of the second portion.
25 . The cold formed battery terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first portion includes means for preventing movement about an axis of the second portion.
26 . (canceled)
27 . A partially cold formed battery terminal comprising:
a cold formed lead slug, said cold formed slug having a chamber extending therethrough;
a stop located in said slug;
a male fastener, said male fastener having a head retainable from passing through the chamber by the stop and a shank extendible out of the chamber in the slug for securing a connector thereto; and
a terminal portion for attachment to a battery.
28 . The partially cold formed battery terminal of claim 27 including an annular extension extending from a top face of the lead slug.
29 . The partially cold formed battery terminal of claim 28 including a second annular extension extending from a bottom face of the lead slug.
30 . The partially cold formed battery terminal of claim 29 including a set of cold formed acid rings located on the second annular extension.
31 . The partially cold formed battery terminal of claim 27 wherein the male fastener includes a thread thereon.
32 . A two part cold formed battery terminal comprising:
a lead or lead alloy slug, said slug having a cold formed opening and a cold formed fastener stop therein; and
a male fastener, said male fastener having a shank extending at least partially out of said cold formed opening to permit attaching a female connector thereto.
33 . The two part cold formed battery terminal of claim 32 wherein the male fastener includes threads.
34 . The two-part cold formed battery terminal of claim 32 wherein said slug includes an offset extension.
35 . The two-part cold formed battery terminal of claim 34 wherein the offset extension includes acid rings.
36 . The two-part cold formed battery terminal of claim 32 wherein the male fastener includes a head with a protrusion extending thereon to prevent rotation of said male fastener.
37 . The two-part cold formed battery terminal of claim 32 wherein the male fastener includes threads for attaching to a female with the threads positioned external to the battery terminal.