Battery charger casing

• US 20070029964A1
• Filed: 07/20/2005
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deltona Transformer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Michael Prelec
• Inventors: Prelec, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 7,554,286 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

A battery charger casing for providing increased protection from impact, corrosion and moisture intrusion. The present invention includes a shell that is secured to the casing forming a protective void to house the electrical circuitry. An epoxy material encapsulates the electrical circuitry within the protective void providing increased impact protection, heat dissipation and weather proofing characteristics.

Claims

1. A battery charger casing comprising:

an independent power source capable of supplying a steady state electrical current;

electrical circuitry for transforming the steady state electrical current to a predetermined electrical current to charge a battery;

a power wire in electrical communication with the power source and the electrical circuitry;

a battery wire in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and a battery;

a shell irremovably secured to the casing and forming a protective void to house the electrical circuitry; and

an epoxy material encapsulating the electrical circuitry within the protective void.

2. The battery charger casing of claim 1 wherein the electrical circuitry further comprises a first indicator LED mounted in a first simulated of the shell so that the mode of operation of the battery charger circuitry can be determined.

3. The battery charger casing of claim 2 wherein the electrical circuitry further comprises a second indicator LED mounted in a second simulated engine cylinder of the shell so that a first function of an operation of the electrical circuitry can be monitored.

4. The battery charger casing of claim 3 wherein the electrical circuitry further comprises a third indicator LED mounted in a simulated headlight of the casing so that a second function of an operation of the electrical circuitry can be monitored.

5. The battery charger casing of claim 1 wherein the casing further comprises a first and a second wheel disposed about the front and rear perimeter of the casing so that the casing is elevated from a floor.

6. The epoxy material of claim 1 wherein the epoxy material further comprises intrinsic heat dissipation properties.

7. A battery charger casing comprising:

an independent power source capable of supplying a steady state electrical current;

electrical circuitry for transforming the steady state electrical current to a predetermined electrical current to charge a battery;

a power wire in electrical communication with a power plug and the electrical circuitry wherein the power plug is in electrical communication with the independent power source;

a battery wire in electrical communication with a quick connect plug and the electrical circuitry wherein the quick connect plug is in electrical communication with a lead-acid battery;

a shell irremovably secured to the casing to house the electrical circuitry wherein a first and a second half of the shell form an internal protective void so that any impact force sustained by the casing is isolated from the circuitry;

a headlight indicator LED mounted in a simulated headlight of the shell so that the mode of operation of the battery charger circuitry can be determined; and

an epoxy material encapsulating the electrical circuitry within the protective void.

8. The bottom plate and circuitry of claim 7 wherein the bottom plate and circuitry are removable from the casing so that an alternative casing can be substituted.

9. The battery charger casing of claim 7 further comprising a protective epoxy layer interposed between the bottom plate and the electrical circuitry.

10. The battery charger of claim 7 further comprising a battery that comprises an auxiliary connect plug so that the battery can be quickly disconnected from the battery charger casing.

11. The battery of claim 7 wherein the battery is a 12 volt lead-acid battery.

12. The independent power source of claim 7 is a range between alternating current of 90-250 volts at 50-60 hertz.

13. The electrical circuitry of claim 7 comprises mounted circuit board components.

14. The electrical circuitry of claim 7 operates at 800 mA.

15. The battery charger casing of claim 7 wherein the casing is moisture proof and submersible.

16. The battery charger casing of claim 10 further comprising a first terminal on a first simulated engine cylinder and in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the battery wire wherein the battery wire is removably attached to the first terminal.

17. The front terminal of claim 16 wherein the first terminal further comprises a quick connect plug.

18. The battery charger casing of claim 17 further comprising a front terminal in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the power wire wherein the power wire is removably attached to the front terminal.

19. The front terminal of claim 18 wherein the front terminal further comprises a quick connect plug.

20. A battery charger casing comprising:

an independent power source capable of supplying a steady state electrical current;

electrical circuitry for transforming the steady state electrical current to a predetermined electrical current to charge a battery wherein the electronic circuitry comprises mounted circuit board components;

a power wire in electrical communication with a power plug and the electrical circuitry wherein the power plug is in electrical communication with the independent power source;

a battery wire in electrical communication with a quick connect plug and the electrical circuitry wherein the quick connect plug is in electrical communication with the battery;

a shell removably secured to the casing forming a protective void to house the electrical circuitry wherein a bottom plate and the circuitry of the shell is removable from the casing so that an alternative casing can be substituted;

an epoxy material encapsulating the electrical circuitry within the protective void wherein a protective epoxy layer is interposed between the bottom plate and the electrical circuitry;

a headlight indicator LED mounted in a simulated headlight of the shell so that the mode of operation of the battery charger circuitry can be determined;

a first indicator LED mounted in a first simulated engine cylinder of the shell so that a first function of an operation of the electrical circuitry can be monitored;

a second indicator LED mounted in a second simulated engine cylinder of the shell so that a second function of an operation of the electrical circuitry can be monitored;

an audio computer chip that produces sounds that simulate a motorcycle engine;

a battery that comprises an auxiliary connect plug so that the battery can be quickly disconnected from the battery charger casing;

a first terminal in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the battery wire wherein the battery wire is removably attached to the first terminal and comprises a quick connect plug;

a second terminal in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the battery wire wherein the battery wire is removably attached to the second terminal and comprises a quick connect plug; and

a front terminal in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the power wire wherein the power wire is removably attached to the front terminal and comprises a quick connect plug.