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US 7,126,311 B2Granted
Battery box for recreational vehicle
OwnerGordon Gottsponer, Dave Shirleyinventors
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Abstract
A battery box receiving and supporting multiple batteries of differing sizes having shelves at the right and left sides of the battery box which accommodate different sizes of batteries. Vent and container vent apertures are provided.
Claims5
A battery box comprising:
- a. a cover (20);
- b. a container (50) open at a container top (55);
- the container (20) has a container right side (58) and a container left side (59);
- the container (50) receives the cover (20) at the container top (55);
- c. at the container right side (58) and the container left side (59) shelf support means is formed by at least one first shelf (66);
- d. the cover (20) having a cover top (22) and a cover flange (25);
- the cover flange (25) is planar extending outwardly;
- the cover top (22) is distal from the cover flange (25);
- the cover (20) has a cover inside (24);
- e. the container (50) having a container first end (52), a container second end (53) a container flange (80);
- a container axis (57) is centrally positioned from the container first end (52) to the container second end (53);
- f. the container first end (52) and the container second end (53) are orthogonal to the container axis (57);
- the container right side (58) and the container left side (59) are parallel to the container axis (57) and extend generally upwardly from container bottom (60);
- g. the at least one first shelf (66) is parallel to the container axis (57) extending from the container first end (52) to the container second end (53) and provides a right angle cross-section where one arm of the right angle extends outwardly and orthogonal to the container axis (57) and the second arm of the right angle extends upwardly relative to the container bottom (60);
- the arm of the right angle formed by the first shelf (66) at the container right side (58) and at the container left side (59) which extends outwardly and orthogonal to the container axis (57);
- h. at least one container divider means (120) comprising at least one container first divider (120) separates container (20) at the container inside (63) into at least two compartments;
- i. the at least one first shelf (66) comprised of a plurality or series of battery support means (66) is formed of a series of shelves at the said container right side (58) and container left side (59) as first shelf (66), second shelf (7) and n . . . shelf (73), where each of said shelves from first shelf (66) to n . . . shelf (73) is interconnected by a second arm of a right angle extending upwardly relative to the container bottom (60) meeting and being permanently affixed by affixing means to a first arm extending outwardly and orthogonally to the container axis (57) forming a series of steps wherein the arm extending outwardly and orthogonally to the container axis (57) receives and supports at least one battery (200);
- j. said plurality of battery support means receive and support batteries of differing sizes and configurations;
- k. the at least one means (120) is a planar member upstanding, relative to the container bottom (60), toward the container top (55) and secured by friction fit in a divider slot (135) at both the container right side (58) and the container left side;
- said divider slots (135) are generally orthogonal to the container axis (57);
- l. at lease one cable aperture (310) at the container first end (52), container second end (53), container tight side (58) or container left side (59) sized to receive battery cables.
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