US840915A - Battery binding-post. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.v

G. H. COVE. BATTERY BINDING POST.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1906.

- Ci ar 6.76? 6 02/ m UNITED STATES PATENT FFIC GEORGE H. COVE, OF ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGblOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK R. KIMBALL AND ONE-HALF TO HAlYIPTON V. HAYWVARD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BATTERY BINDING-POST;

Bio-840,915.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

Application filed March 3,1906. Serial No- 308.986

To" all whom it may concern.

' Be it known that I, GEORGE H. COVE, a citizen of Canada, residing at Roxbury, in the county of Sufiolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Battery Binding-Posts, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

In use batteriesfor automobiles are subjected to continual jar and vibration, which loosens the nuts of the binding-posts, so that frequently trouble is experienced. from this source, but without the driver being able to locate it, and sometimes the wires become actually disconnected and cause a great deal of delay and inconvenience in hunting for the source of the trouble in the sparking appara tus of the motor. 1

Accordingly my invention has for its purpose to provide simple means for keeping the nuts from coming off While at the same time preventing any pull upon the conncctingwire, my invention aiming to provide means capable of 'being slipped onto any battery, which at the same time is strong, automatic, and inexpensive.

The constructional details of my invention and further advantages thereof will be pointed out more at length in the course of the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which I have illustrated two preferred forms of my invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents in side elevation one form of my invention applied. to a usual battery carbon. Fig. 2 is a per spective view of the attachment illustrating its manner of use. Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof, and Figs. 4and 5 are views, in side elevation and tnp'plan, respectively, of a slightly-different embodiment of my invention. 1

For convenience of illustration I have.

shown a usual carbon 1 and its binding-screw 2 pe'rmanentl secured thereto by a nut 3, .washer 4-, an screw-head 5. Theordinary construction is to provide simply a clampingnutfor the threaded end 2 of the bindingscrew, which serves to pinch or clamp the contact wire against the nut 3, so that the wire and clamping-nut are very liable to work.

loose when subjected to the constant vibration of the automobile or the like. Accordingly I have provided a nut 6., preferably have ing the shape andco'nstruction of the usual clamping-nut, with a metal band permanently'secured thereto as an article of manufacture, said band being normally retained in its adjusted position by the service-wire itself, so that it is impossible for the nut to work off from the screw 2. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, this band consists of a single piece of metal extending across the back of the nut 6, as indicated at 7, and projecting forwardly therefrom in two parallel arms 8 9, preferably engaging the knurled end of the nut, so as to give strength and firmness and increase the clamping strength of the springs 8 9, the former being cut away to form a narrow tongue 10, bent forwardly at its free end 11 to form a hollow 12, and the spring 9 being cut away longitudinaliy to form two cmbracing tongues 13 14, bent downwardly at.

their outward ends 15 16 to form a hollow l7,

arched upwardly in opposition to the down-y weirdly-arched hollow 12, said tongue 10 itting between the tongues 13 14.

in use the attachment is screwed onto the battery bindingscrew 2 into the position shown in Fig. 1, and then the operator grasps the two springs 8 9 between his thumb and finger and pinches them together until the tongues have passed by each other a considerable distance, so as to permit the servicewire w to be placed readily between them, as

' shown in 2, whereupon he ceases to pinch the springs toward each other, and they inlinediately grasp firmly the Wire w, asshown in said Fig. 2. This not only serves to hold the Wire in position, but makes it impossible for the nut to work loose, as the wire w holds the nut unremittingly in place.

In Fig. 4 l have shown a somewhat-diiler ent construction in which the operator grasps one spring only instead of grasping both of the springs in order to engage or disengage the service-wire. Said attachment comprises a nut 6 and a single strip of spring metal, the same as before, secured at 7 to the back side of the nut and having a tongue 18 extending over forwardly and bent downwardly at its front end 19 to form a hollow receiving part 20, while the lower end ofthe where it' s reads into two tongues 24 25 to embrace t ie tongue 18, said two tongues 25 being bent outwardly at their free ends,

shown at 26, to cooperate with the hollow 20 loosening and coming oil by the continuous VVitnessesr jar of the engine and vehicle. 1 GEO. H. MAXWELL,

Having described mv invention, what I WM. J. PIKE.

E I L I It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 840,915, granted January 8, 1907, C) Y g upon the application of George H. Cove, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, for an improvei ment in Battery BindingJPosts, were erroneously issued to Frank B. Kimball z and Hampton V. Hayward as owners of the entire interest, whereas said Letters E Patent should have been issued to said George H. Cove and .Fq'ank Kimball a nd E .Hampton V. Hayward, they being joint owners of said invention as shownby the record if of assignments in this oflice; and that in line 7 of the grant and line 3 of the heading g i of the printed specification, the words one-half should read one-fourth; and that the co 2 I v i said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may I .E l conforin to the record of the case in the Patent Ofilce, (I) l V g l Signed and sealed this 5th day of February, A. 1)., 1907.

.the Wire.

for holding the wire in the same way as shown in the other construction in Fig, 2. The construction just described is used the same way as described for the other cons truction, the nut being screwed in place the same as before, and then the operator engages the 11 per and lower sides of the projecting loop of spring metal constituting the lower member of the device and pinches said loop together, thereby lowering the free end thereof beneath the tongue 18 suiliciently to receive the electric wire between the forward. face of the tongues 24 25 and the hollow portion 20 of the tongue 18. He then releases his pinching grasp, whereu on the electric wire is clamped firmly on permanently and serves thereafter to prevent the nut 6 from jarring loose.

My attachment is not only simple, being composed of one piece or strip of spring metal securedto the nut, but it is strong and inexpensive, exerts no pull on the wire what-' ever either in use or when being clamped onto It can be used in place of the ordinary nut on any battery and in all cases serves efle ztually to prevent the nut from [sEAL] I Correct claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 1 Patent, is l i 1. As an article of manufacture, a bindingpost attachment. for electric batteries, consisting of a nut provided on its opposite sides with forwardly-extending spring members having their free ends bent and normally separated, one of said free ends having a longitudin-a1 recess to receive the terminal of the oppositc member when they are pressed. or

clamping a service-wire.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bindingpost attachi'n ent for electric batteries, consistin g of a single strip of spring metal having means carried by said U- iaped bend be tween the opposite projecting members thereof, one member having a downwardly.-

upwardly-bent embracing-tongues adapted to receive said downwardly-bent tongue betongues being oppositely bent to form coopcrating engaging hollows for holding a'wire when said tongues are sprung past each other into holding 0sition., v

In testimony whereof I have signed my two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE ncovs.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patenta,

sprung past each other, for receiving and bent tongue, and theother member having .50 a U-shaped bend at its rear ortion, securing tween them, the extreme free ends of said.

name to this specification in the presence of I where it' s reads into two tongues 24 25 to embrace t ie tongue 18, said two tongues 25 being bent outwardly at their free ends,

shown at 26, to cooperate with the hollow 20 loosening and coming oil by the continuous VVitnessesr jar of the engine and vehicle. 1 GEO. H. MAXWELL,

Having described mv invention, what I WM. J. PIKE.

E I L I It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 840,915, granted January 8, 1907, C) Y g upon the application of George H. Cove, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, for an improvei ment in Battery BindingJPosts, were erroneously issued to Frank B. Kimball z and Hampton V. Hayward as owners of the entire interest, whereas said Letters E Patent should have been issued to said George H. Cove and .Fq'ank Kimball a nd E .Hampton V. Hayward, they being joint owners of said invention as shownby the record if of assignments in this oflice; and that in line 7 of the grant and line 3 of the heading g i of the printed specification, the words one-half should read one-fourth; and that the co 2 I v i said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may I .E l conforin to the record of the case in the Patent Ofilce, (I) l V g l Signed and sealed this 5th day of February, A. 1)., 1907.

.the Wire.

for holding the wire in the same way as shown in the other construction in Fig, 2. The construction just described is used the same way as described for the other cons truction, the nut being screwed in place the same as before, and then the operator engages the 11 per and lower sides of the projecting loop of spring metal constituting the lower member of the device and pinches said loop together, thereby lowering the free end thereof beneath the tongue 18 suiliciently to receive the electric wire between the forward. face of the tongues 24 25 and the hollow portion 20 of the tongue 18. He then releases his pinching grasp, whereu on the electric wire is clamped firmly on permanently and serves thereafter to prevent the nut 6 from jarring loose.

My attachment is not only simple, being composed of one piece or strip of spring metal securedto the nut, but it is strong and inexpensive, exerts no pull on the wire what-' ever either in use or when being clamped onto It can be used in place of the ordinary nut on any battery and in all cases serves efle ztually to prevent the nut from [sEAL] I Correct claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 1 Patent, is l i 1. As an article of manufacture, a bindingpost attachment. for electric batteries, consisting of a nut provided on its opposite sides with forwardly-extending spring members having their free ends bent and normally separated, one of said free ends having a longitudin-a1 recess to receive the terminal of the oppositc member when they are pressed. or

clamping a service-wire.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bindingpost attachi'n ent for electric batteries, consistin g of a single strip of spring metal having means carried by said U- iaped bend be tween the opposite projecting members thereof, one member having a downwardly.-

upwardly-bent embracing-tongues adapted to receive said downwardly-bent tongue betongues being oppositely bent to form coopcrating engaging hollows for holding a'wire when said tongues are sprung past each other into holding 0sition., v

In testimony whereof I have signed my two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE ncovs.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patenta,

sprung past each other, for receiving and bent tongue, and theother member having .50 a U-shaped bend at its rear ortion, securing tween them, the extreme free ends of said.

name to this specification in the presence of I ions in Letters Patent Correct certified that Letters Patent No. 840,915 upon the application of George H. Cove, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, for an improve- It is hereby granted January 8, 1907,

went in "Battery Binding-Posts, were erroneously issued to Frank R. Kimball of the entire interest, ivhereas said Letters George H Cove and Frank R. Kimball and Hampton V. Hayward, they beingjoint owners of said invention as shown by the record and Hampton V. Hayward as owners Patent should, have been issued to said 01' assignments in this office; and that in line 7 of the grant and line 3 of the heading of the printed specification, the words one-half should read one-fourth; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofi'ice.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of February. A. 1)., 1907.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

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