IP Library Granted Patent US 7,690,943
Granted Patent B2
US 7,690,943 · App. 12/248,662 · Granted Apr 6, 2010

Battery connector

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Patent No.
US 7,690,943
App. No.
12/248,662
Granted
Apr 6, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for electrically connecting a plurality of batteries includes a member including a handle and two arms extending from the handle. The handle includes a first portion, a second portion spaced apart from the first portion, and a connector extending between the first portion and the second portion. The member also includes a contact coupled to a first of the two arms for contacting at least a portion of a battery terminal when the device is secured to a battery. The first of the two arms is configured for securing the device to a first side of a battery and a second of the two arms is configured for securing the device to a second side of the battery.

Claims (9)

1. A device adapted for use in charging at least one battery comprising:

a member comprising a first portion, a first arm extending from the first portion, a second arm extending from the first portion, a contact coupled to the first arm and a brace provided on the second arm;

wherein the member is configured for coupling to a battery such that the contact engages a terminal provided on a first side of the battery, the second arm engages a second side of the battery, and the brace engages the second side of the battery and a top surface of the battery proximate the second side of the battery.

2. The device of claim 1 further comprising an electrically conductive wire coupled to the contact.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the first portion comprises a handle.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the handle comprises a first portion, a second portion generally parallel to the first portion, and a bridge approximately centrally located along the handle and extending between the first portion and the second portion within a generally parallel section of the first and second portions, the first and second portions being spaced apart on either side of the bridge.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the member comprises a generally flexible material.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the member is a generally U-shaped member.

7. The device of claim 4 , further comprising a web on either side of the bridge, each web extending between the first portion, the bridge, and the second portion.

Assignments (4)
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
To: CITIBANK N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050229/0029 →
ABL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
To: CITIBANK N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050229/0079 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2019
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 049557/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2008
From: DAVIS, KENNETH R.; MROTEK, EDWARD N.; HEIL, DANIEL P.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 021676/0552 →