Two part cold formed battery terminal

Abstract

A method of cold forming a two-part battery terminal and a two-part cold formed battery terminal comprising a cold formed lead or lead alloy slug having a male fastener protruding from a one side of the cold formed slug with a head portion of the fastener rotationally retained and embedded in the battery terminal by cold formed lead or lead alloy.

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       10 . A partially cold formed battery terminal comprising: 
 a cold formed lead slug, said cold formed slug having a chamber extending therethrough;    a stop located in said slug;    a male fastener, said male fastener having a head retainable from passing through the chamber by the stop and a shank extendible out of the chamber in the slug for securing a connector thereto; and    a terminal portion for attachment to a battery.    
   
   
       11 . The partially cold formed battery terminal of  claim 10  including an annular extension extending from a top face of the lead slug.  
   
   
       12 . The partially cold formed battery terminal of  claim 11  including a second annular extension extending from a bottom face of the lead slug.  
   
   
       13 . The partially cold formed battery terminal of  claim 12  including a set of cold formed acid rings located on the second annular extension.  
   
   
       14 . The partially cold formed battery terminal of  claim 10  wherein the male fastener includes a thread thereon.  
   
   
       15 . A two part cold formed battery terminal comprising: 
 a lead or lead alloy slug, said slug having a cold formed opening and a cold formed fastener stop therein; and    a male fastener, said male fastener having a shank extending at least partially out of said cold formed opening to permit attaching a female connector thereto;    
   
   
       16 . The two part cold formed battery terminal of  claim 15  wherein the male fastener includes threads.  
   
   
       17 . The two-part cold formed battery terminal of  claim 15  wherein said slug includes an offset extension.  
   
   
       18 . The two-part cold formed battery terminal of  claim 17  wherein the offset extension includes acid rings.  
   
   
       19 . The two-part cold formed battery terminal of  claim 15  wherein the male fastener includes a head with a protrusion extending thereon to prevent rotation of said male fastener.  
   
   
       20 . The two-part cold formed battery terminal of  claim 15  wherein the male fastener includes threads for attaching to a female with the threads positioned external to the battery terminal.