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US 9,431,865 B2Granted
Standby generator with removable panel
AssigneeBriggs & Stratton Corporation
InventorsRyan D. Janscha, Robert G. Townsend, Troy D. Tesmer
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Abstract
A standby generator includes a base and a number of walls extending from the base including a wall having a removable panel. A cover is coupled to the wall having the removable panel and is moveable between a closed position and an open position. When the cover in the open position, the removable panel may be removed from the standby generator.
Claims18
A standby generator, comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of walls extending from the base, wherein one of the walls comprises a removable panel;
- and
- a cover coupled to the wall having the removable panel by a hinge, wherein the cover is moveable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the cover comprises an upper surface that is not parallel to the base when the cover is in a closed position so that the cover is pitched away from an air intake opening;
- wherein when the cover is in the open position, the hinge spaces the cover away from the wall having the removable panel to create a gap so that the removable panel may be removed upward through the gap to allow access to an engine and an alternator of the standby generator.
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A standby generator, comprising:
- a base;
- a first pair of opposing walls coupled to the base;
- a second pair of opposing walls coupled to the base;
- a cover;
- an air intake opening in one of the walls;
- and
- an exhaust opening in one of the walls;
- wherein the intake opening and the exhaust opening are provided on the first pair of opposing walls, and wherein the second pair of opposing walls does not include an air intake opening or an exhaust opening,
- wherein the cover comprises an upper surface that is not parallel to the base when the cover is in a closed position so that the cover is pitched away from the air intake opening.
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A standby generator, comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of walls extending from the base, wherein one of the walls comprises a removable panel;
- and
- a cover coupled to at least one of the walls, wherein the cover is moveable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the cover comprises an upper surface that is not parallel to the base when the cover is in a closed position so that the cover is pitched away from an air intake opening;
- wherein when the cover is in the open position, the removable panel may be removed from the standby generator allowing access to an engine and an alternator of the standby generator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.