Patent ID: 7850494

Claim:
A cable connector comprising: a body having a termination end for terminating an electrical cable and a clamping end for clamping to a terminal post; said clamping end including a pair of spaced apart deformably movable clamping arms for supporting said terminal post therebetween; and a lever including a pivot pin extending between said clamping arms and an elongate handle extending therefrom, said lever being rotatably attached to said arms, said lever being engageable with said arms on opposed outside and inside surfaces thereof, said lever being rotationally actuatable between a first position urging said arms towards one another by said engagement with said outside surfaces to clamp said clamping end to said terminal post and a second position urging said arms apart by said engagement with said inside surfaces so as to unclamp said arms from said terminal post to permit removal of said connector body from said terminal post; wherein said arms and said lever include cooperative first cam members, for engagement upon movement of said lever to said first position, and cooperative second cam members for engagement upon movement of said lever to said second position; said cooperative first cam member including said outside surfaces of said clamping arms having outwardly facing first cam arm surfaces; and said pivot pin including inwardly facing first cam pin surfaces for engagement with said first cam arm surfaces; said cooperative second cam member including said inside surfaces of said clamping arms having inwardly facing second cam arm surfaces and said pivot pin including outwardly facing second cam pin surfaces for engaging with said cam arm surfaces; said pivot pin including a central member positioned between said clamping arms and wherein said outwardly facing second cam pin surfaces are formed on said central member.