BATTERY SAVING CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. A battery saving circuit for protecting and maintaining the charge within a battery of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a power source, a battery, a plurality of electrical loads, and an ignition switch that includes an off position wherein the power source is not operating, said battery saving circuit comprising:
- at least one save switch configured to be electrically connected between the battery and a sub-set of the plurality of electrical loads of the vehicle, the at least one switch being operatively connected to the ignition switch of the vehicle such that the sub-set of electrical loads are always electrically disconnected from the battery when the ignition switch is in the off position.
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Abstract
A battery saving circuit is provided for protecting and maintaining the charge within a battery of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a power source, a battery, a plurality of electrical loads, and an ignition switch that includes an off position wherein the power source is not operating. The battery saving circuit includes at least one save switch configured to be electrically connected between the battery and a sub-set of the plurality of electrical loads of the vehicle. The at least one switch is operatively connected to the ignition switch of the vehicle such that the sub-set of electrical loads are always electrically disconnected from the battery when the ignition switch is in the off position.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery saving circuit for protecting and maintaining the charge within a battery of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a power source, a battery, a plurality of electrical loads, and an ignition switch that includes an off position wherein the power source is not operating, said battery saving circuit comprising:
at least one save switch configured to be electrically connected between the battery and a sub-set of the plurality of electrical loads of the vehicle, the at least one switch being operatively connected to the ignition switch of the vehicle such that the sub-set of electrical loads are always electrically disconnected from the battery when the ignition switch is in the off position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical system for a vehicle having a power source and a plurality of electrical loads, said system comprising:
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a battery; an ignition switch operatively connected to the battery and an ignition system of the power source for selectively turning the ignition system of the power source on and off, the ignition switch having an off position wherein the power source is not operating; a battery saving circuit for protecting and maintaining a charge within the battery, the battery saving circuit being electrically connected between the battery and a sub-set of the plurality of electrical loads of the vehicle, the battery saving circuit being operatively connected to the ignition switch of the vehicle such that the sub-set of electrical loads are always electrically disconnected from the battery when the ignition switch is in the off position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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