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Battery booster cable assembly
Assignee: Associated Equipment Corp
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Filing: 1982-04-29
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Granted: 1982-12-28
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Expires: 2002-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A battery booster cable assembly includes a pair of booster wires. Each booster wire has first and second ends with a first pair of battery clamps attached to the first ends of the booster wires and the second pair of battery clamps attached to the second end of the booster wires. A switch selectively electrically interconnects the first and second ends of one of the booster wires. A voltage detector is responsive to voltage across the switch for determining if the voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value. A red LED indicates when the detected voltage is greater than the predetermined value, while a green LED indicates when the detected voltage is less than the predetermined value. A solenoid-actuated plunger selectively precludes actuation of the switch when the detected voltage is greater than the predetermined value. The switch and the red and green LED's are carried by a housing which includes two portions selectively slidable between first and second positions. In the first position, the switch is open and the LED's are in view, while in the second position the switch is closed and the LED's are hidden from view.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce R. Wright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:16
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R19/00; G01R19/165; G01R19/16566; G01R19/16576; G01R19/14; H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/60; H02J7/68; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S320/00; Y10S320/18; Y10S320/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) indicating means including light means responsive to voltages applied to the booster wires, (e) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (f) housing means including first and second portions interconnected in a sliding relation, so as to be selectively slidable between a first position and a second position, and (g) the housing means carrying the switch means and actuating the switch means upon selectively sliding the housing portions between the first and second positions, the switch means being open when the housing portions are in the first position and closed when the housing portions are in the second position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) indicating means including light means responsive to voltages applied to the booster wires, (e) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (f) housing means including first and second portions interconnected in a sliding relation, so as to be selectively slidable between a first position and a second position, and (g) the housing means carrying the switch means and actuating the switch means upon selectively sliding the housing portions between the first and second positions, the switch means being open when the housing portions are in the first position and closed when the housing portions are in the second position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A battery booster cable assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: (h) the light means is carried by the housing means, the light means being in view when the housing portions are in said first position, and hidden from view when the housing portions are in said second position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
A battery booster cable assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: (h) a voltage-detecting means is responsive to voltage across the switch means for determining if said voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value, and (i) a lockout means is actuated by the voltage-detecting means for preventing selective movement of the housing portions from the first to second positions when said detected voltage is greater than said predetermined value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A battery booster cable assembly as defined in claim 3, in which: (j) the lockout means is a solenoid-actuated plunger.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
106 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said booster wire, and (e) voltage-detecting means, connected across the switch means for directly measuring the voltage across the switch means for determining if the magnitude of said measured voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
106 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said booster wire, and (e) voltage-detecting means, connected across the switch means for directly measuring the voltage across the switch means for determining if the magnitude of said measured voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
A battery booster cable assembly as defined in claim 5, in which: (f) an indicating means, operatively connected to the voltage-detecting means, includes a first light means for indicating when the magnitude of said detected voltage across the switch is greater than the said predetermined value.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A battery booster cable assembly as defined in claim 6, in which: (g) the indicating means includes a second light means for indicating when the magnitude of said detected voltage across the switch is less than said predetermined value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
124 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (e) voltage-detecting means, responsive to voltage across the switch means for determining if said voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value, and (f) a lockout means operatively connected to the voltage-detecting means for selectively precluding actuation of the switch means when said detected voltage is greater than said predetermined value.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
124 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (e) voltage-detecting means, responsive to voltage across the switch means for determining if said voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value, and (f) a lockout means operatively connected to the voltage-detecting means for selectively precluding actuation of the switch means when said detected voltage is greater than said predetermined value.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
162 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (e) voltage-detecting means, responsive to voltage across the switch means for determining if said voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value, (f) the voltage-detecting means including: (1) a diode bridge circuit connected across the switch means, and (2) a voltage magnitude detector means connected to the diode bridge circuit, (g) an indicating means operatively connected to the voltage magnitude detector means, (h) the voltage magnitude detector means including a first light-emitting diode, and (i) the indicating means including a photo-transistor which is actuated by the first light-emitting diode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
162 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (e) voltage-detecting means, responsive to voltage across the switch means for determining if said voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value, (f) the voltage-detecting means including: (1) a diode bridge circuit connected across the switch means, and (2) a voltage magnitude detector means connected to the diode bridge circuit, (g) an indicating means operatively connected to the voltage magnitude detector means, (h) the voltage magnitude detector means including a first light-emitting diode, and (i) the indicating means including a photo-transistor which is actuated by the first light-emitting diode.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
A battery booster cable assembly as defined in claim 9, in which: (j) the indicating means includes a second light-emitting diode connected to and actuated by the photo-transistor for indicating when said detected voltage is greater than the said predetermined value.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
160 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (e) voltage-detecting means, responsive to voltage across the switch means for determining if said voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value, (f) the voltage-detecting means including: (1) a diode bridge circuit connected across the switch means, and (2) a voltage magnitude detector means connected to the diode bridge circuit, and (g) the voltage magnitude detector means including: (1) a light-emitting diode, and (2) diode means interconnecting the light-emitting diode and the diode bridge circuit for establishing the said predetermined voltage required to actuate the light-emitting diode.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
160 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (e) voltage-detecting means, responsive to voltage across the switch means for determining if said voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value, (f) the voltage-detecting means including: (1) a diode bridge circuit connected across the switch means, and (2) a voltage magnitude detector means connected to the diode bridge circuit, and (g) the voltage magnitude detector means including: (1) a light-emitting diode, and (2) diode means interconnecting the light-emitting diode and the diode bridge circuit for establishing the said predetermined voltage required to actuate the light-emitting diode.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
204 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (e) voltage-detecting means, responsive to voltage across the switch means for determining if said voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value, (f) a lockout means operatively connected to the voltage-detecting means for selectively precluding actuation of the switch means when said detected voltage is greater than said predetermined value, (g) the voltage-detecting means including: (1) a diode bridge circuit connected across the switch means, and (2) a voltage magnitude detector means connected to the diode bridge circuit, (h) an indicating means operatively connected to the voltage magnitude detector means, and (i) the indicating means including: (1) a first light-emitting diode for indicating when said detected voltage is greater than said predetermined value, and (2) a second light-emitting diode for indicating when said detected voltage is less than said predetermined value.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
204 words
A battery booster cable assembly, comprising: (a) a pair of booster wires, each booster wire having first and second ends, (b) first battery attachment means connected to the first ends of the booster wires, (c) second battery attachment means connected to the second ends of the booster wires, (d) switch means connected to one of the booster wires for selectively electrically interconnecting the first and second ends of said one booster wire, (e) voltage-detecting means, responsive to voltage across the switch means for determining if said voltage is greater or less than a predetermined value, (f) a lockout means operatively connected to the voltage-detecting means for selectively precluding actuation of the switch means when said detected voltage is greater than said predetermined value, (g) the voltage-detecting means including: (1) a diode bridge circuit connected across the switch means, and (2) a voltage magnitude detector means connected to the diode bridge circuit, (h) an indicating means operatively connected to the voltage magnitude detector means, and (i) the indicating means including: (1) a first light-emitting diode for indicating when said detected voltage is greater than said predetermined value, and (2) a second light-emitting diode for indicating when said detected voltage is less than said predetermined value.
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