Modular housing for batteries and battery charger
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1. A power module which is part of a power supply, said power module comprising:
- a load-bearing frame having wheels and defining a plurality of compartments, a plurality of said compartments for holding batteries having external terminals;
a plurality of elongated insulating members for insulating the terminals of the batteries from the environment external to said compartments and for inhibiting movement of the batteries from the compartments; and
a plurality of stabilizers secured to said frame and automatically deployable to enhance said power module'"'"'s mechanical stability when said power module is free-standing and automatically retractable when said power module is inserted into a companion cabinet.
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Abstract
A housing for batteries which may be combined with a battery charger in a mechanically integrated module. The module is mobile and includes a load-bearing frame, battery retaining members, and mechanical stabilizers. The base of the frame includes a raceway or channel for routing interconnecting wires between the charger assembly and batteries. The battery retaining members permit easy installation or removal of individual batteries from the housing as well as inhibiting lateral movement of the batteries within the housing. When the module is free-standing, the stabilizers deploy automatically for enhanced mechanical stability.
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32 Claims
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1. A power module which is part of a power supply, said power module comprising:
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a load-bearing frame having wheels and defining a plurality of compartments, a plurality of said compartments for holding batteries having external terminals; a plurality of elongated insulating members for insulating the terminals of the batteries from the environment external to said compartments and for inhibiting movement of the batteries from the compartments; and a plurality of stabilizers secured to said frame and automatically deployable to enhance said power module'"'"'s mechanical stability when said power module is free-standing and automatically retractable when said power module is inserted into a companion cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mechanically integrated power module for holding a plurality of batteries and battery charger, said power module being part of a power supply and comprising:
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a load-bearing frame having wheels and defining a plurality of compartments, a plurality of said compartments for holding rechargeable batteries having external terminals; a battery charger secured to said frame, said charger electrically connected with at least one rechargeable battery and with input and output power connectors; a plurality of elongated insulating members for insulating the terminals of the batteries from the environment external to the compartments and for inhibiting movement of said batteries from the compartments; and a plurality of stabilizers mechanically secured to said frame and automatically deployable when said power module is free-standing to enhance mechanical stability and automatically retractable when said power module is inserted in a companion cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26)
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22. A power module which is part of a power supply, said power module comprising:
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a load-bearing frame having wheels and defining a plurality of compartments, a plurality of said compartments for holding batteries having external terminals and one of said compartments for accommodating an output power connector which is electrically connectable with at least one battery, said frame including a raceway for routing electrical wires between the batteries and the output power connector; a plurality of elongated insulating members for insulating the terminals of the batteries in the compartments and for inhibiting movement of said batteries from the compartments; and a plurality of stabilizers mechanically secured to said frame and automatically deployable when said power module is free-standing to enhance said power module'"'"'s mechanical stability and automatically retractable when said power module is inserted into a companion cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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