Battery terminal connector with reversible clamp lever

1. A battery terminal connector, comprising:

a clamp having opposing first and second flanges extending from ends thereof;

a terminal receiving member extending from the first flange;

a non-conductive lever removeably attached to the first and second flanges by a threaded shaft and a knurled nut, the lever being rotatable between an open position and a closed position wherein it remains in direct contact with one of the flanges, the lever and the knurled nut pulling the first and second flanges toward each other in the closed position; and

a ring terminal having a ring connected to the terminal receiving member.

2. The battery terminal connector of claim 1 , wherein the terminal receiving member is formed as a plate and extends substantially perpendicular to the first flange.

3. The battery terminal connector of claim 2 further comprising a side wall extending approximately perpendicularly from the first flange.

4. The battery terminal connector of claim 3 wherein the terminal receiving member extends from the side wall.

5. The battery terminal connector of claim 1 , wherein the ring is connected to the terminal receiving member by a threaded stud and nut.

6. The battery terminal connector of claim 1 , wherein the clamp and the first and second flanges are resilient.

7. The battery terminal connector of claim 1 , wherein the ring terminal further comprises a crimp member.

8. The battery terminal connector of claim 1 , wherein the lever is positioned proximate the ring terminal in the closed position.

9. The battery terminal connector of claim 1 , wherein the lever is positioned proximate the clamp in the closed position.

10. The battery terminal connector of claim 1 , wherein the lever is positionable in four different locations when in the closed position.

11. A battery terminal connector, comprising:

a main body including a clamp having first and second flanges extending from ends thereof and a terminal receiving member extending from the first flange;

a lever removeably attached to the first and second flanges, the lever having an eccentric portion with first and second drive members, the first and second drive members directly engaging the first flange and having a rod extending there between that is positioned closer to a side edge than a bottom edge of the first and second drive members, the lever being rotatable between an open position where the side edge engages the first flange and a closed position where the bottom edge engages the first flange, the lever pulling the first and second flanges toward each other in the closed position; and

a ring terminal having a ring connected to the terminal receiving member.

12. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the lever is non- conductive.

13. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the main body is integrally formed from a conductive material.

14. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the main body is integrally formed from a tin plated alloy.

15. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the terminal receiving member is formed as a plate and extends substantially perpendicular to the first flange.

16. The battery terminal connector of claim 15 , further comprising a side wall extending approximately perpendicularly from the first flange.

17. The battery terminal connector of claim 16 , wherein the terminal receiving member extends from the side wall.

18. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the ring terminal further comprises a crimp member.

19. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the ring is connected to the terminal receiving member by a threaded stud and nut.

20. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the clamp and the first and second flanges are resilient.

21. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the lever is positioned proximate the ring terminal in the closed position.

22. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the lever is positioned proximate the clamp in the closed position.

23. The battery terminal connector of claim 11 , wherein the lever is positionable in four different locations when in the closed position.

24. A battery terminal connector, comprising:

a main body including a clamp having first and second flanges extending from ends thereof and a terminal receiving member extending from the first flange, the terminal receiving member being substantially plate-like and extending substantially perpendicular to the first flange; and

a lever removeably attached to the first and second flanges by a threaded shaft and a knurled nut, the lever being connected to the threaded shaft by an eyelet formed by a curved portion of the threaded shaft and being rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the lever pulling the first and second flanges toward each other in the closed position.

25. The battery terminal connector of claim 24 , wherein a ring terminal having a ring is connected to the terminal receiving member by a threaded stud and nut.

26. The battery terminal connector of claim 25 , wherein the lever is positioned proximate the ring terminal in the closed position.

27. The battery terminal connector of claim 24 , wherein the main body is integrally formed from a conductive material.

28. The battery terminal connector of claim 27 , wherein the lever is non- conductive.

29. The battery terminal connector of claim 24 , wherein the main body is integrally formed from a tin plated alloy.

30. The battery terminal connector of claim 24 , wherein the terminal receiving member extends from a side wall which extends substantially perpendicular from the first flange.

31. The battery terminal connector of claim 24 , wherein the clamp and the first and second flanges are resilient.

32. The battery terminal connector of claim 24 , wherein the lever is positioned proximate the clamp in the closed position.

33. The battery terminal connector of claim 24 , wherein the lever is positionable in four different locations when in the closed position.

34. A battery terminal connector, comprising:

a main body including a clamp having first and second flanges extending from ends thereof and a terminal receiving member extending from the first flange, the terminal receiving member being substantially plate-like and extending substantially perpendicular to the first flange; and

a lever removeably attached to the first and second flanges by a threaded shaft and a knurled nut, the lever being connected to the threaded shaft by an eyelet and being rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the lever pulling the first and second flanges toward each other in the closed position;

wherein a ring terminal having a ring is connected to the terminal receiving member by a threaded stud and nut; and wherein the lever is positioned proximate the ring terminal in the closed position.

35. A battery terminal connector, comprising:

a main body including a clamp having first and second flanges extending from ends thereof and a terminal receiving member extending from the first flange, the terminal receiving member being substantially plate-like and extending substantially perpendicular to the first flange; and

a lever removeably attached to the first and second flanges by a threaded shaft and a knurled nut, the lever being connected to the threaded shaft by an eyelet and being rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the lever pulling the first and second flanges toward each other in the closed position;

wherein the lever is positionable in four different locations when in the closed position.