Patent ID: 6152784
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electric storage battery cell, comprising:(a) a battery cell housing for containing positive and negative electrolytic battery plates;(b) a battery cover for enclosing the top of the battery cell housing and including at least one battery terminal formed therein and communicating with the interior of the battery cell housing;(c) a female connector electrically communicating with the battery terminal, said female connector being formed of an electrically-conductive material and having a recess therein;(d) a male connector comprising an elongate, generally cylindrical, electrically-conductive post having a fixed end for being attached to an electrical cable and a free end for being received in the recess of the female connector, and cam means integrally-formed on the post of the male connector adjacent the free end; and(e) cam follower means carried in the recess of the female connector for cooperating with the cam means on the post of the male connector for relative rotational movement between an unlocked position where the post of the male connector may be inserted into or removed from the recess in the female connector, and a locked position where the post of the male connector is locked into the recess of the female connector against removal therefrom.