Boat with battery suspension system
OwnerBlair Donat, Erik Rogers +1inventors
InventorsBlair Donat, Erik Rogers, Benjamin D. Duke
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Abstract
A pontoon boat having a battery stowage system for suspension of batteries in a pontoon. The system provides sufficient clearance between the batteries and a bottom interior of the pontoon to enable water that may enter the pontoon to pass under the batteries for discharge, for example with a bilge pump. The stowage system providing for positioning the batteries in a stowed position below the deck in a pontoon and for translating the batteries upwardly to a deck access opening. The system may provide ease of access during installation and service of the batteries while protecting the batteries from elements that may be present in the enclosure.
Claims20
A pontoon boat comprising:
- a plurality of pontoons supporting a deck, the deck having pontoon furniture mounted to the deck, and a battery stowage system mounted below the deck;
- wherein the deck comprises a deck framework with deck frame members and bracketing extending from the deck frame members to the pontoons, the deck further comprising decking on a topside of the deck framework;
- wherein the battery stowage system is positioned in a pontoon and comprises:
- a bracket contained within said pontoon for supporting a plurality of batteries and providing a clearance between the batteries and an interior bottom of the pontoon;
- an access port defined through a wall of said pontoon for accessing said plurality of batteries;
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- a deck access opening with a deck hatch for closure of said deck access opening;
- wherein the battery stowage system provides translation of the plurality of batteries from a below deck stowed position to an above deck position at the deck access opening.
A boat comprising:
- a deck with passenger area above the deck and a below deck region and a battery stowage system mounted below the deck;
- wherein the battery stowage system is positioned in a housing and comprises:
- a bracket contained within said housing for supporting a plurality of batteries spaced above a interior bottom of the housing;
- a deck access opening for accessing said plurality of batteries;
- wherein the battery stowage system comprises at least one tray sized for holding one or more batteries, and wherein the battery stowage system provides translation of the plurality of batteries from a below deck stowed position to an access position at or above the deck access opening.
A pontoon boat comprising:
- a plurality of pontoons supporting a deck, the deck having pontoon furniture mounted to the deck, and a battery stowage system with a plurality of batteries mounted below the deck in one of the pontoons positioning the batteries at least 4 inches above an interior bottom of the pontoon;
- wherein the deck comprises a deck framework with deck frame members and bracketing extending from the deck frame members to the pontoons, the deck further comprising decking on a topside of the deck framework with a deck access opening positioned above the battery stowage system, a hatch covering the deck access opening;
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- wherein the battery stowage system further comprises a system for moving the plurality of batteries from a stowed position below the deck in the pontoon to an access position in or above the deck access opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.