Marine battery box and cover therefor
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorKevin T. Downey
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Abstract
A container for a marine battery includes a lower portion for supporting the marine battery and a cover portion over the lower portion. The cover portion and lower portion together enclose an interior space configured to hold the battery. The cover portion has a middle section and two end sections on either side of the middle section. At least one of the end sections has an access door that is movable independently of the middle section to provide access to the interior space, while the middle section remains stationary with respect to the lower portion.
Claims20
A container for a marine battery, the container having:
- a lower portion configured to support the marine battery;
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- a cover portion over the lower portion, the cover portion and lower portion together enclosing an interior space configured to hold the marine battery;
- wherein the cover portion has a middle section and two end sections on either side of the middle section;
- wherein at least one of the end sections comprises an access door that is movable independently of the middle section so as to provide access to the interior space, while the middle section remains stationary with respect to the lower portion;
- wherein the cover portion comprises a frame configured to be supported about an upper perimeter of the lower portion of the container, and wherein the middle section of the cover portion is permanently connected to the frame;
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- wherein the entire cover portion, including the middle section, the two end sections, and the frame, is configured to be removed, as a unit, from the lower portion of the container.
A cover for a marine battery box, the cover comprising:
- a frame configured to be supported about and removably secured to an upper perimeter of the box, the frame having vertically oriented sides that extend along and overlap respective vertically oriented sides of the box;
- a middle cover section extending from a first side of the frame to a second side of the frame, opposite the first side;
- a first access door pivotably connected to a third side of the frame;
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- a second access door pivotably connected to a fourth side of the frame, opposite the third side;
- wherein when the access doors are in a closed configuration, the access doors and middle cover section are together configured to enclose an interior space between the cover and the box;
- wherein the middle cover section is permanently connected to the first and second sides of the frame;
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- wherein the entire cover, including the frame, the middle cover section, and the first and second access doors, is configured to be removed, as a unit, from the box.
A container for a marine battery, the container having:
- a lower portion configured to support the marine battery, the lower portion having a plurality of main sides that terminate at an upper perimeter;
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- a cover portion covering the upper perimeter of the lower portion such that the cover portion and lower portion together enclose an interior space configured to hold the marine battery, the cover portion having a frame, a middle section spanning from a first side of the frame to an opposite second side of the frame, and two end sections on either side of the middle section;
- wherein the entire cover portion, including the frame, the middle section, and the two end sections, is configured to removed, as a unit, from the lower portion of the container so as to allow the marine battery to be placed in the interior space;
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- wherein at least one of the two end sections comprises an access door that is movable independently of the middle section so as to provide access to a terminal of the marine battery held within the interior space, while the middle section remains stationary with respect to the lower portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.