Rechargeable battery system for replacement of lead-acid battery
AssigneeBriggs & Stratton Corporation
InventorsJeffrey M. Zeiler, Richard J. Gilpatrick
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Abstract
A battery system for use with outdoor power equipment includes a base including a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a battery receptacle electrically coupled to the positive terminal and the negative terminal, wherein the positive terminal and the negative terminal are spaced apart by a distance substantially the same as a standard distance between terminals of a standard lead-acid battery, and a lithium-ion battery removably attached to the battery receptacle, wherein when attached, the lithium-ion battery is electrically coupled to the positive terminal and the negative terminal via the battery receptacle.
Claims22
A battery system for use with outdoor power equipment, comprising:
- a base including a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a battery receptacle electrically coupled to the positive terminal and the negative terminal, wherein the positive terminal and the negative terminal are spaced apart by a distance substantially the same as a standard distance between terminals of a standard lead-acid battery;
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- a lithium-ion battery removably attached to the battery receptacle, wherein when attached, the lithium-ion battery is electrically coupled to the positive terminal and the negative terminal via the battery receptacle.
A battery system, comprising:
- a base including a positive terminal, a negative terminal, wherein the base is configured to replace a standard lead-acid battery;
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- a rechargeable battery removably attached to the base, wherein when attached, the rechargeable battery is electrically coupled to the positive terminal and the negative terminal.
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A battery base, comprising:
- a housing including a battery receptacle configured to receive a removable rechargeable battery, wherein the housing is configured to replace a standard lead-acid battery;
- a positive terminal;
- and a negative terminal, wherein the battery receptacle is electrically coupled to the positive terminal and the negative terminal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.