Hinged battery vent cap and related ganged vent assembly
OwnerWilliam Brecht, Joel Briggsinventors
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Abstract
A deep cycle battery is provided that has at least one vent cap. Each vent cap is capable of entry into and exit from a fill opening in a battery cover. The vent cap is attached to the battery cover by a hinge connection which allows for play between the vent cap and the battery cover and which allows for rotation of the vent cap. In one embodiment, a ganged vent assembly is provided in which a flip top cover containing a series of vent caps allows an operator to remove the vent caps from the fill openings all at once, and the insert the vent caps into the fill openings all at once.
Claims33
A hinged battery cap assembly for a lead-acid battery comprising:
- a battery cover comprising a watering fill well;
- a removable cap adapted to seal the fill well;
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- a hinge connecting the removable cap to the battery cover, the hinge comprising a hinge pin and a hinge socket, wherein the hinge pin floats within the hinge socket to allow movement of the hinge pin along the length of the hinge pin with respect to the hinge socket.
A ganged battery cap assembly for a lead-acid battery comprising:
- a battery cover comprising a plurality of watering fill wells;
- a removable cap associated with each watering fill well and adapted to seal the respective watering fill well;
- a hinge connecting each removable cap to the battery cover;
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- a flip top cover adapted to join the plurality of removable caps to one another, wherein each removable cap is joined to the flip top cover with an amount of play such that each removable cap independently floats with respect to the flip top cover.
A battery cap assembly for a lead-acid battery comprising:
- a battery cover comprising a removable watering fill well;
- a removable cap adapted to seal the watering fill well;
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- a hinge connecting the removable cap to the watering fill well, the hinge comprising a hinge pin and a hinge socket, wherein the hinge pin floats within the hinge socket to allow movement of the hinge pin along the length of the hinge pin with respect to the hinge socket.
A cover and cap combination for a battery comprising:
- a battery cover comprising at least one fill well defining a fill opening adapted to provide access into the battery, the fill opening defining at least one inwardly directed ear, and the fill well including an interior stop ring spaced a distance from the fill opening and extending into the battery;
- at least one battery cap adapted to seal the at least one fill opening, the battery cap comprising a seal and a pair of downwardly extending claw-shaped flanges adapted to removably engage the at least one ear of the fill opening, and by so engaging the at least one ear, to hold the seal against the fill opening;
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- at least one hinge fastening the at least one battery cap to the battery cover.
A cover and cap combination for a battery comprising:
- a battery cover comprising a plurality of fill wells, each fill well defining a fill opening adapted to provide access into the battery, each fill opening defining at least one inwardly directed ear, and each fill well including an interior stop ring spaced a distance from the fill opening and extending into the battery;
- a plurality of battery caps, each corresponding to one of the plurality of fill wells, each battery cap adapted to seal a corresponding fill opening and comprising a seal and a pair of downwardly extending claw-shaped flanges adapted to removably engage the at least one ear of the corresponding fill opening, and by so engaging the at least one ear, to hold the seal against the fill opening;
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- a plurality of hinges, each hinge fastening a battery cap to the battery cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.