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A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post, particularly useful in automotive application. The connector includes a plate having an aperture which is shaped and sized to fit about the battery post. A slot extends from the aperture to one end of the plate so as to form two spines i

A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post, particularly useful in automotive application. The connector includes a plate having an aperture which is shaped and sized to fit about the battery post. A slot extends from the aperture to one end of the plate so as to form two spines in the plate which are separated by the slot. With the plate positioned in a horizontal orientation, one spine has an extender element, such as a bolt, extending upwardly from the spine. The other spine has a receiving element such as an upwardly extending clasp. A camming band seats about the bolt and about the clasp, and extends across the slot. A nut is rotatable on the bolt and can be moved downwardly to forcibly contact the camming band. The nut and camming band have cooperating surfaces such that downward movement of the nut on the bolt forces the camming band to move laterally relative to the bolt. This lateral motion of the camming band pulls the clasp so that the bolt and clasp move toward each other. Correspondingly, the two spines move toward each other, contracting the width of the slot between the spines. This contraction also tightens the aperture about the battery post.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post comprising:a connector plate having an aperture configured to fit about said post intermediate a first end and a second end of said plate, said plate having a slot extending from said first end to said aperture so as to f

[ I claim:] [1.] A battery terminal connector for connection to a battery post comprising:a connector plate having an aperture configured to fit about said post intermediate a first end and a second end of said plate, said plate having a slot extending from said first end to said aperture so as to form in said plate a first spine and a second spine;said first spine having an extender affixed thereto, said extender having a shaft extending upwardly from said first spine and an extender camming surface; said second spine having a camming band receiver integrally formed therewith;a camming band having a band camming surface configured to cooperate with said extender camming surface and a gripping portion configured to cooperate with said camming band receiver; andat least a portion of said extender being rotatable such that said extender camming surface contacts said band camming surface and moves said band so that said gripping portion of said camming band and said camming band receiver move toward said extender, thereby varying the width of said slot and tightening said aperture about said post.