Jumper ready battery
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1. A jumper cable battery comprising:
- a container defining first and second chambers;
an electrolyte located in said first chamber;
plates located in said first chamber and immersed in said electrolyte;
positive and negative terminal posts connected through said container to said plates;
positive and negative jumper cables having first and second ends;
means connecting said first ends respectively to said posts;
clamping means, respectively connected to said second ends, for establishing contact with corresponding posts of a remote battery; and
means for automatically retracting said cables from extended positions drawn out of said second chamber to storage positions retrieved into said second chamber.
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Abstract
A standard automobile battery is modified to contain a set of retractable jumper cables, pre-attached to the positive and negative terminals of the battery. The cables are housed in a separate chamber formed either internally in a modified battery casing or externally in an auxiliary structure augmenting the usual casing. A bulb is connected across the cables to provide visual indication of good cable contact. Jumper clamps are made luminescent.
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1. A jumper cable battery comprising:
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a container defining first and second chambers; an electrolyte located in said first chamber; plates located in said first chamber and immersed in said electrolyte; positive and negative terminal posts connected through said container to said plates; positive and negative jumper cables having first and second ends; means connecting said first ends respectively to said posts; clamping means, respectively connected to said second ends, for establishing contact with corresponding posts of a remote battery; and means for automatically retracting said cables from extended positions drawn out of said second chamber to storage positions retrieved into said second chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. In an automobile having a frame;
- an electrical system;
a battery including a container defining a first chamber, plates located in said first chamber, and first and second terminals connected through said container to said plates;
structure supporting said container on said frame;
a first conductor electrically connecting said first terminal to said frame; and
a second conductor connecting said second terminal to said electrical system;
the improvement comprising;said container defining a second chamber isolated from said first chamber; jumper cables respectively connected to said terminals; and means enabling the selective placement of said jumper cables in storage positions within said second chamber.
- an electrical system;
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