Electrical connectors – With circuit component or comprising connector which fully... – Connector includes or covers additional component
Reexamination Certificate
2003-04-28
2004-09-28
Ta, Tho D. (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With circuit component or comprising connector which fully...
Connector includes or covers additional component
C439S759000, C439S822000, C439S829000, C439S506000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06796841
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an alligator clip with a fuse holder and, more particularly, the present invention relates to a clip structure used to clip a car battery having reduced cost and improved integral connection strength.
A typical alligator clip used to clip a car battery is illustrated in FIG.
1
. The alligator clip includes a first clip member
10
, a second clip member
11
, a resilient member
12
, a power cord
13
and a fuse holder
14
. A pivot pin
101
is used to connect the first and second clip members
10
and
11
. The resilient member
12
furnished on the pivot pin
101
allows the alligator clip capably to clip the positive
egative electrode of the car battery (not shown).
The power cord
13
has a first portion connected between a bottom end of the first clip member
10
and the fuse holder
14
, and a second portion connected between the fuse holder
14
and the power source (not shown). That is, to incorporate the fuse holder
14
to avoid damaging the car battery due to overload, the power cord
13
is partitioned into the first and second portion.
The structure of the above conventional alligator clip partitions the power cord
13
into two parts to connect the respective ends of the fuse holder
14
. Therefore, the fabrication cost may be increased, and the integral connection strength is deteriorated. Further, breakage is easily caused due to aging effect of the fuse holder
14
, poor connectivity and overuse problems.
Therefore, the above alligator clip structure use to clip the car battery has drawbacks in practical application to be improved.
Having years of working experience in this particular field, the inventor has developed an improved alligator clip to resolve the drawbacks of the conventional alligator clip.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides an alligator clip with a fuse holder, which is suitable for use as a clipping tool for the car battery. A first clip member of the alligator clip is integrally formed to enhance the integral connection strength. Meanwhile, the fabrication cost can be reduced.
The alligator clip provided by the present invention comprises a first clip member, a second clip member, a resilient member and a fuse holder. A pivot pin is use to connect the first and the second clip members. On the pivot pin is a resilient member forcing the front ends of the first and second clip member to incline to each other, so as to perform clip function. Therefore, the alligator clip can connect to a positive
egative electrode of a car battery. The first clip member comprises a lug extending from a bottom end thereof and inserted in the fuse holder. The lug terminates with a set of clip sheets, to receive a pin of a fuse of the fuse holder. The fuse has another pin plugged in another set of clip sheets at one end of another lug. The other end of this another lug extends external to the fuse holder for connecting a power cord.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4391485 (1983-07-01), Urani
patent: 10-59091 (1998-03-01), None
Cheng Wen Ho
Cheng Wen Tsung
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