Patent · US Expired

Jump start battery pack and enclosure therefor

US6222342A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 2000
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/0045
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable battery jump start unit includes a portable, plastic, clamshell-type housing including a box-like open-top base and a box-like, open-bottom cover hingedly connected together for movement between open and closed conditions. A lead-acid battery is disposed in the housing, along with a state-of-charge monitoring circuit connected to the battery terminals and including a visible indicator viewable through an aperture in the housing. Cables are connected to the battery terminals and respectively extend through openings formed by cooperating notches in the mating edges of the base and cover, the cables respectively having clamp connectors at their distal ends which can be clamped onto posts projecting laterally outwardly from the sides of the base. A charger jack in the base is connected to the battery terminals for receiving a charger connector.

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