Portable booster supply with wireless remote control activation

• US 6,356,050 B1
• Filed: 04/06/2000
• Issued: 03/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rally Manufacturing Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Rally Manufacturing Incorporated
• Inventors: Hussaini, Saied
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward H.
• Application Number:
  US09/544,139
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 320/103, 320/104, 320/105, 320/114, 320/115, 320/165, 307/44, 307/46, 307/48
• US Class Current: 320/105
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4257 Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/284 with incorporated circuit boards, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB]
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/5033 used as charging means for another battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/122 Provisions for temporary connection of DC sources of essentially the same voltage, e.g. jumpstart cables
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A portable battery booster supply having a wireless remote control activation device. The hand held battery booster has connecting jumpers adapted to be connected to the battery posts of a vehicle battery. The booster includes a rechargeable battery contained within the housing and a means to connect to an adapter charger. The portable booster also contains a receiver/controller for selectively switching/controlling voltage supplied to the positive jumper. A small hand held transmitter produces radio signals, or other electromagnetic signals that communicates with the controller. The transmitter has an on switch and an off switch for selectively sending a transmitting signal to the controller in the portable booster. The controller has a preset code to compare the signals received from the hand held transmitter to selectively activate the positive jumper lead. When an off signal is received the controller operates a switch to open the circuit between the rechargeable batteries and the positive jumper. Similarly, when an on signal is received, the controller operates the switch to close the circuit between the battery and the positive jumper cable to provide voltage thereto. This arrangement allows a user to make the connections between the booster battery and the battery to be charges and activate the voltage supply from a safe remote location.

Claims

1. A portable battery booster comprising:

a case containing a voltage source and a positive and negative jumper provided for connection to a vehicle battery, said case containing a receiver/controller provided to selectively control a connection between said voltage source and said positive jumper; and

a wireless transmitter adapted to transmit a signal to said controller, wherein said controller selectively connects said positive jumper to said voltage source in response to said signal.

2. The portable battery booster according to claim 1, further comprising:

a switch disposed between said voltage source and said positive jumper, wherein said transmitter can selectively transmit one of an on and an off signal, said controller closing said switch in response to said on signal to provide said voltage source to said positive jumper and opening said switch to eliminate said connection between said voltage source and said positive jumper.

3. The portable battery booster according to claim 2, wherein said switch is one of a relay switch and a PCB board.

4. The portable battery booster according to claim 1, wherein said portable booster comprises a light to illuminate a working area proximate said vehicle battery.

5. The portable battery booster according to claim 1, wherein said booster has at least one auxiliary connection to connect said voltage source to an auxiliary device.

6. A method of boosting a vehicle having a low battery with a portable booster device, said method comprising the steps of:

providing said portable booster device proximate said low battery;

activating a wireless transmitter to send an open signal to said portable booster to disconnect a voltage source within said portable booster device;

connecting said wireless booster device to said low battery;

activating said wireless transmitter to send a closed signal to said portable booster to reconnect said voltage source thereby providing voltage to said low battery;

starting said vehicle;

activating said wireless transmitter to send said open signal thereby disconnecting said voltage source; and

disconnecting said portable booster from said vehicle battery.