Patent ID: 6010804
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B60R,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A battery cover which is detachably attachable to a battery, the battery comprising a top portion, a side wall portion, a positive terminal and a negative terminal, the battery cover comprising:a) a positive terminal connector,b) a negative terminal connector,c) a positive wire connector which is connected to the positive terminal connector by a first segment of electrically conductive material,d) a negative wire connector which is connected to the negative terminal connector by a second segment of electrically conductive material,e) a resilient top portion to which the terminal connectors are attached, andf) a resilient side portion to which the wire connectors are attached,wherein the top portion is sized and configured to substantially cover the top portion of the battery when the cover is installed on the battery, wherein the positive and negative terminal connectors are sized and configured to be placed in electrically conductive contact with their respective positive and negative terminals when the cover is installed on the battery, and wherein the positive and negative wire connectors each are sized and configured to be placed in electrically conductive contact with a free end portion of a respective electrical wire.