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Granted Patent B2
US 10,259,109 · App. 15/584,720 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Locking terminal clamp cable assembly

Inventor: Michael J. Vertanen (Edgerton, WI)
Assignee: Genesis 12, Inc.
B25B27/146B25B7/04B25B7/123B25B7/16B25B7/22H01R11/24H01R11/281H01R2201/26
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,259,109
App. No.
15/584,720
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A locking terminal clamp cable assembly including a pair of locking pliers, an adapter screw threaded into the locking pliers and including a threaded bore, an adjuster screw threaded into the threaded bore and configured to adjust the locking pliers, a cable lug having a ring portion positioned between the adapter screw and a jam nut, and a cable connected to the cable lug.

Claims (34)

1. A locking terminal clamp cable assembly, comprising:

a pair of locking pliers;

an adapter screw threaded into the locking pliers and including a threaded bore;

an adjuster screw threaded into the threaded bore and configured to adjust the locking pliers;

a cable lug having a ring portion positioned between the adapter screw and a jam nut; and

a cable connected to the cable lug.

2. The locking terminal clamp cable assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a knob attached to the adjuster screw.

3. The locking terminal clamp cable assembly of claim 1 , further comprising insulation positioned around at least the adapter screw and cable lug.

4. The locking terminal clamp cable assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a second pair of locking pliers connected to the cable.

5. A locking terminal clamp, comprising:

a pair of locking pliers, including:

a jaw with an elongate tapered configuration;

an electrically insulated palm grip; and

an electrically insulated finger grip;

an adapter screw threaded into the palm grip and including a threaded bore;

an adjuster screw threaded into the threaded bore and configured to adjust the locking pliers; and

a cable lug having a ring portion connected to the palm grip adjacent the adapter screw.

6. The locking terminal clamp of claim 5 , further comprising insulation positioned around at least the adapter screw and cable lug.

7. The locking terminal clamp of claim 5 , further comprising a knob attached to the adjuster screw.

8. The locking terminal clamp of claim 7 , further comprising a knob jam nut positioned on the adjuster screw to lock the knob in position.

9. A locking terminal clamp cable assembly, comprising:

a pair of locking pliers, including:

a jaw;

a palm grip; and

a finger grip;

an adjuster screw extending into the palm grip and configured to adjust the locking pliers;

an adapter screw threaded into the palm grip and including a threaded bore configured to receive the adjuster screw;

a cable lug having a ring portion fastened to one of the palm grip or the finger grip; and

a cable connected to the cable lug.

10. The locking terminal clamp cable assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a knob attached to the adjuster screw.

11. The locking terminal clamp cable assembly of claim 9 , further comprising at least one lug bolt positioned to fasten the ring portion to the finger grip.

12. The locking terminal clamp cable assembly of claim 11 , further comprising insulation positioned around at least the lug bolt and cable lug.

13. The locking terminal clamp cable assembly of claim 9 , wherein the ring portion is connected to the palm grip adjacent the adapter screw.

14. The locking terminal clamp cable assembly of claim 13 , further comprising insulation positioned around at least the adapter screw and cable lug.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2018
From: VERTANEN, MICHAEL J.
To: GENESIS 12, INC.
Reel/Frame 046212/0556 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62331532 · May 4, 2016
Related Publication 20180079061A1 · Mar 22, 2018