Patent ID: 7938692

Claim:
A connection apparatus for use with a terminal extending upwardly from a surface of the battery, the connection apparatus comprising: a casing suitable for connection to electric cables; a lever articulated at a lower end thereof to said casing so as to be movable about a horizontal axis between a lowered locked position and a raised unlocked position; a means for preventing a movement of said lever to said locked position when the battery is not properly positioned relative to said casing, said means comprising a detector movable between a first position corresponding to said locked position of said lever and a second position corresponding to said unlocked position of said lever, said detector having a surface arranged so as to press against the surface of the battery when in said first position, said detector extending substantially vertically when in said first position so as to define a space between said detector and the terminal of the battery, said lever positioned in said space when in said locked position.