Battery charger with booster pack
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1. An apparatus for providing energy to a vehicle battery:
- a positive connector configured to couple to a positive terminal of the vehicle battery;
a negative connector configured to couple to a negative terminal of the vehicle battery;
a battery charger configured to apply a charge signal to the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors to thereby charge the vehicle battery; and
a jump-start booster pack, coupled to the battery charger, which is configured to provide starting energy to the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors, and to receive a charging signal from the battery charger, wherein the battery charger and the jump-start booster pack are integrated, and wherein the battery charger is configured to apply the charge signal to the vehicle battery, via a mode selection switch, when the jump-start booster pack is electrically isolated from the vehicle battery by the mode selection switch.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for supplying energy to a vehicle battery is provided. The apparatus includes a positive connector that couples to a positive terminal of the vehicle battery and a negative connector that couples to a negative terminal of the vehicle battery. A battery charger applies a charge signal to the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors to thereby charge the vehicle battery. A jump-start booster pack, coupled to the battery charger, can optionally provide starting energy to the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors. The booster pack can be charged by the charge signal.
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1. An apparatus for providing energy to a vehicle battery:
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a positive connector configured to couple to a positive terminal of the vehicle battery;
a negative connector configured to couple to a negative terminal of the vehicle battery;
a battery charger configured to apply a charge signal to the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors to thereby charge the vehicle battery; and
a jump-start booster pack, coupled to the battery charger, which is configured to provide starting energy to the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors, and to receive a charging signal from the battery charger, wherein the battery charger and the jump-start booster pack are integrated, and wherein the battery charger is configured to apply the charge signal to the vehicle battery, via a mode selection switch, when the jump-start booster pack is electrically isolated from the vehicle battery by the mode selection switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Aft method of providing energy to a vehicle battery:
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(a) coupling a positive connector to a positive terminal of the vehicle battery;
(b) coupling a negative connector to a negative terminal of the vehicle battery;
(c) providing a battery charger configured to apply a charge signal to the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors to thereby charge the vehicle battery; and
(d) providing a jump-start booster pack, coupled to the battery charger, which is configured to provide starting energy to the vehicle battery through the positive and negative connectors, and to receive a charging signal from the battery charger, wherein the battery charger and the jump-start booster pack are integrated, and wherein the battery charger is configured to apply the charge signal to the vehicle battery when the jump-start booster pack is electrically isolated from the vehicle battery. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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