A battery terminal for terminating to a terminal post of a battery, the battery terminal comprising: a cable attachment section; a lever engaging portion having lever receiving members; a post engaging portion; a lever rotatably mounted to the lever engaging portion, the lever including an engagement member with a pair of mounting members extending therefrom, the mounting members spaced apart by a first distance which is greater than a second distance which is the distance that the lever receiving members are spaced from each other, the mounting members positioned to the outside of the lever receiving members; camming members extending from the mounting members, the camming members having engaging portions extending inward from the mounting members, the camming members and the engaging portions having an elastic spring behavior which allows the camming members and the engaging portions to be elastically deformed when the lever is rotated between an open position and a closed position, wherein the engaging portions of the camming members are spaced apart by a third distance which is less than the second distance, wherein the rotation of the lever from the open position to the closed position causes the engaging portions to engage the lever receiving members, creating a force which causes a movement or deformation of the lever engaging portion and the post-engaging portion, which in turn secures an electrical connection between the battery terminal and the battery post after the battery terminal has been inserted on the battery post, characterized in that cam receiving recesses are positioned on the lever receiving members, wherein as the rotation of the lever from the open position to the closed position occurs the engaging portions of the camming members are moved into cooperation with the cam receiving recesses until the engaging portions are resiliently displaced into the cam receiving recesses. a cable attachment section; a lever engaging portion having lever receiving members; a post engaging portion; a lever rotatably mounted to the lever engaging portion, the lever including an engagement member with a pair of mounting members extending therefrom, the mounting members spaced apart by a first distance which is greater than a second distance which is the distance that the lever receiving members are spaced from each other, the mounting members positioned to the outside of the lever receiving members; camming members extending from the mounting members, the camming members having engaging portions extending inward from the mounting members, the camming members and the engaging portions having an elastic spring behavior which allows the camming members and the engaging portions to be elastically deformed when the lever is rotated between an open position and a closed position, wherein the engaging portions of the camming members are spaced apart by a third distance which is less than the second distance, wherein the rotation of the lever from the open position to the closed position causes the engaging portions to engage the lever receiving members, creating a force which causes a movement or deformation of the lever engaging portion and the post-engaging portion, which in turn secures an electrical connection between the battery terminal and the battery post after the battery terminal has been inserted on the battery post, characterized in that cam receiving recesses are positioned on the lever receiving members, wherein as the rotation of the lever from the open position to the closed position occurs the engaging portions of the camming members are moved into cooperation with the cam receiving recesses until the engaging portions are resiliently displaced into the cam receiving recesses.