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A battery cable connector for top and side battery terminals has two resiliently movable gripping members whose end portions are manually separable from a normally closed state to an open state and jaws formed on the end portions for engaging a top battery terminal when in the closed state. A side b

A battery cable connector for top and side battery terminals has two resiliently movable gripping members whose end portions are manually separable from a normally closed state to an open state and jaws formed on the end portions for engaging a top battery terminal when in the closed state. A side battery terminal clamp is connected to a support member which is pivotally mounted on the end portion of one gripping member for pivotal movement of the clamp, in a plane radial to the direction of movement of the end portions, between a retracted position wherein the jaws are free to engage a top battery terminal and an extended position wherein the clamp projects from the end portions and is free to engage a side battery terminal. When the jaws comprise meshing circumferentially positioned teeth, optional positions may be selected for the battery terminal clamp.

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A battery cable connector for alternative attachment to a top terminal of a top terminal battery and a side terminal of a side terminal battery, comprising: first and second gripping members; first and second jaws on end portions of said first and second gripping members respectively; a first hinge

A battery cable connector for alternative attachment to a top terminal of a top terminal battery and a side terminal of a side terminal battery, comprising: first and second gripping members; first and second jaws on end portions of said first and second gripping members respectively; a first hinge coacting with said first and second gripping members and effective to permit manual relative rotation of said first and second jaws between a closed state and an open state; a support member; a second hinge pivotally joining a first end of said support member to said first gripping member; a side battery terminal clamp at a second end of said support member; said support member being rotatable on said second hinge between a retracted position and at least one extended position; said side battery terminal clamp extending beyond said first jaw in said extended position and available for connection to a side battery terminal; said side battery terminal clamp being retracted toward said first gripping member in said retracted position thereof, said retracted position permitting engagement of said first and second jaws with a top battery terminal.