Patent ID: 7749030

Claim:
A battery terminal-cable connector comprising: (a) an electrically conductive integral sleeve and flanges member; the sleeve being adapted for placement onto a battery post terminal and having a cylindrical shape, a longitudinal axis, a diameter, and a longitudinal split to enable the diameter of the sleeve to vary; the flanges being opposed and parallel, extending outwardly along the split, and having aligned holes; (b) an electrically conductive cable fitting having a first end with a receptacle for receiving a cable and a second end with a hole; (c) a bolt passing through the hole in the cable fitting and the holes in the flanges, the bolt having a head and an end with a transverse hole oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve; (d) a pin passing through the transverse hole in the bolt; and (e) a cam lever attached eccentrically to the end of the bolt by the pin, the cam lever having a cutaway portion to provide clearance around the bolt, the cam lever being movable between a first position that allows the flanges to separate and increase the sleeve diameter and a second position that urges the flanges to contact and decrease the sleeve diameter.