Electrical power supply
First Claim
1. An electrical power supply, for use in augmenting the supply provided by a battery of an automobile having an electric starting motor, at the time of starting the automobile, comprising a housing;
- a battery mounted in the housing;
a battery charger circuit arrangement mounted in the housing and connectable to the battery in the housing to affect charging thereof;
power input means accessible to the exterior of the housing and by way of which electrical power can be supplied to the battery charger circuit arrangement; and
power output means comprising a pair of arms pivotally mounted on the housing that are resiliently biased relative to each other whereby they can grip respective terminal posts of the automobile battery by engagement with opposite sides of respective terminal posts, by which arms the battery in the housing can be connected to the battery of an automobile to augment the power thereof.
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Abstract
An auxiliary power supply for augmenting the power provided by the battery of an automobile, which contains a single battery mounted in an outer housing to form a self contained supply, and which includes a charger circuit within the housing that is connected to the battery in the housing to effect charging at desired intervals. The housing carries connections for input power, and for output power. In the specific form shown the housing carries arms that are connectable to the terminals of a battery to be augmented and which are arranged to engage directly onto the terminal post of such an automobile battery.
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Citations
15 Claims
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1. An electrical power supply, for use in augmenting the supply provided by a battery of an automobile having an electric starting motor, at the time of starting the automobile, comprising a housing;
- a battery mounted in the housing;
a battery charger circuit arrangement mounted in the housing and connectable to the battery in the housing to affect charging thereof;
power input means accessible to the exterior of the housing and by way of which electrical power can be supplied to the battery charger circuit arrangement; and
power output means comprising a pair of arms pivotally mounted on the housing that are resiliently biased relative to each other whereby they can grip respective terminal posts of the automobile battery by engagement with opposite sides of respective terminal posts, by which arms the battery in the housing can be connected to the battery of an automobile to augment the power thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a battery mounted in the housing;
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10. An electrical power supply, for use in augmenting the supply provided by a battery of an automobile having an electric starter motor, at the time of starting the automobile, comprising a housing;
- a battery mounted in the housing;
a battery charger circuit arrangement mounted in the housing and having an output connectible to the battery in the housing to effect charging thereof;
power input means accessible to the exterior of the housing and by way of which electrical power can be supplied to the battery charger circuit arrangement;
power output means by which the battery in the housing can be connected to the battery of an automobile to augment the power thereof;
a charging outlet means; and
switch means by which output of the battery charger circuit arrangement is selectively connectible to the battery in the housing or to a charging outlet means by way of which the battery charger circuit arrangement can be used to charge a battery outside the housing. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- a battery mounted in the housing;
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12. An electrical power supply, for use in augmenting the supply provided by a battery of an automobile having an electric starter motor, at the time of starting the automobile, comprising a housing;
- a single battery mounted in the housing;
a battery charger circuit arrangement mounted in the housing and connectible to the battery in the housing to effect charging thereof;
power input means accessible to the exterior of the housing and by way of which electrical power can be supplied to the battery charger circuit arrangement; and
power output means by which the battery in the housing can be connected to the battery of an automobile to augment the power thereof, the power output means comprising a pair of arms adapted and arranged to engage directly terminal posts of an automobile battery, the arms being pivotally mounted on the housing and resiliently biased relative to each other whereby they can grip respective terminal posts of the automobile battery by engagement with opposite sides of respective terminal posts. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
- a single battery mounted in the housing;
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