Watertight battery box

A watertight battery box for receiving a battery having positive and negative terminals and a cable extending from each of said terminals, comprising an upwardly open base and a downwardly opening cover, the cover having a vertically extending inwardly opening channel on at least one side wall thereof, said at least one channel being closed at its top and open at its bottom to confine said cables between the interior of said at least one channel and at least one side wall of said base, said cover resting on the upper edges of said base, said at least one side wall of said base having at least one upwardly opening recess therein in registry with said at least one channel, for receiving said cables as they pass out of said base and into said at least one channel.

A watertight battery box for receiving a battery having positive and negative terminals and a cable extending from each of said terminals, comprising an upwardly open base and a downwardly opening cover, the cover having a vertically extending inwardly opening channel on at least one side wall thereof, said at least one channel being closed at its top and open at its bottom to confine said cables between the interior of said at least one channel and at least one side wall of said base, the lower end of said at least one channel terminating a short distance above the bottom of said base when said cover rests on said base, to permit said cables to leave said channel at an elevation above the elevation of the bottom of the base.

A watertight battery box for receiving a battery having positive and negative terminals and a cable extending from each of said terminals, comprising an upwardly open base and a downwardly opening cover, the cover having a vertically extending inwardly opening channel on at least one side wall thereof, said at least one channel being closed at its top and open at its bottom to confine said cables between the interior of said at least one channel and at least one side wall of said base, the cover having negative buoyancy in water when the cover is fully seated on the base, said base and cover snugly interfitting with each other and the outer contour of said channel extending outwardly from the outer contour of said cover which is disposed on opposite sides of said channel, said cover resting on the upper edges of said base, said at least one side wall of said base having at least one upwardly opening recess therein in registry with said at least one channel, for receiving said cables as they pass out of said base and into said at least one channel, the lower end of said at least one channel terminating a short distance above the bottom of said base when said cover rests on said base, to permit said cables to leave said channel at an elevation above the elevation of the bottom of the base.