Protective casing for battery charger

• US 7,554,286 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2005
• Issued: 06/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Deltona Transformer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Michael L. Prelec Sr
• Inventors: Prelec, Michael L. Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ullah; Akm E
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, ARUN C
• Application Number:
  US11/185,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20070029964A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,441 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107, 320/109, 320/104, 320/108, 320/110, 307/10.7, 429/96, 429/100
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

A battery charger casing for providing increased protection from impact, corrosion and moisture intrusion. The present invention includes a shell that is secured to the casing forming a protective void to house the electrical circuitry. An epoxy material encapsulates the electrical circuitry within the protective void providing increased impact protection, heat dissipation and weather proofing characteristics.

Claims

1. A protective casing for a battery charger comprising:

an independent power source capable of supplying a steady state electrical current;

electrical circuitry for transforming the steady state electrical current to a predetermined electrical current to charge a battery;

a power wire in electrical communication with the power source and the electrical circuitry;

a battery wire in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and a battery;

a rigid shell having a first enclosure and an opposing second enclosure;

said first enclosure having a mounting flange so that said first enclosure and said second enclosure couple together along said mounting flange to form a shape that simulates a reduced scale motorcycle engine and transmission;

said shell further comprising a protective void formed by said first enclosure and said second enclosure to house the electrical circuitry;

said shell having a plurality of simulated engine cylinders;

a first indicator LED mounted on the top of a first simulated engine cylinder of the plurality of simulated engine cylinders so that the mode of operation of the battery charger circuitry can be determined;

a second indicator LED mounted on the top of a second simulated engine cylinder of the plurality of simulated engine cylinders so that a first function of an operation of the electrical circuitry can be monitored; and

an epoxy material encapsulating the electrical circuitry within the protective void.

2. The rigid shell of claim 1 further comprises a frame that simulates the shape of a reduced scale motorcycle frame and a third indicator LED mounted in a simulated headlight mounted on the frame so that a second function of an operation of the electrical circuitry can be monitored.

3. The rigid shell of claim 2 further comprises a first and a second reduced scale motorcycle wheel disposed about the front and rear perimeter of the frame so that the electrical circuitry is elevated from a floor.

4. The epoxy material of claim 1 wherein the epoxy material further comprises intrinsic heat dissipation properties.

5. A protective casing for a battery charger comprising:

an independent power source capable of supplying a steady state electrical current;

electrical circuitry for transforming the steady state electrical current to a predetermined electrical current to charge a battery;

a power wire in electrical communication with a power plug and the electrical circuitry wherein the power plug is in electrical communication with the independent power source;

a battery wire in electrical communication with a quick connect plug and the electrical circuitry wherein the quick connect plug is in electrical communication with a lead-acid battery;

a rigid shell having a first enclosure and an opposing second enclosure;

said first enclosure and said second enclosure couple together to form a shape that simulates a reduced scale motorcycle engine and transmission;

said shell having an internal protective void so that any impact force sustained by the shell is isolated from the electrical circuitry;

an epoxy material encapsulating the electrical circuitry within the protective void;

a protective epoxy layer interposed between the bottom plate and the electrical circuitry;

a first indicator LED mounted on the top of a first simulated engine cylinder of the reduced scale motorcycle engine of the shell so that the mode of operation of the battery charger circuitry can be determined; and

a second indicator LED mounted on the top of a second simulated engine cylinder of the reduced scale motorcycle engine of the shell so that a first function of an operation of the electrical circuitry can be monitored.

6. The protective casing of a battery charger of claim 5 further comprising a battery that comprises an auxiliary connect plug so that the battery can be quickly disconnected from the protective casing.

7. The protective casing for a battery charger of claim 6 further comprising a first terminal on the first simulated engine cylinder and in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the battery wire wherein the battery wire is removably attached to the first terminal.

8. The front terminal of claim 7 wherein the first terminal further comprises a quick connect plug.

9. The protective casing for a battery charger of claim 8 further comprising a front terminal disposed on the front of the rigid shell and in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the power wire wherein the power wire is removably attached to the front terminal.

10. The front terminal of claim 9 wherein the front terminal further comprises a quick connect plug.

11. The battery of claim 5 wherein the battery is a 12 volt lead-acid battery.

12. The independent power source of claim 5 is a range between alternating current of 90-250 volts at 50-60 hertz.

13. The electrical circuitry of claim 5 comprises mounted circuit board components.

14. The electrical circuitry of claim 5 operates at 800 mA.

15. The protective casing for a battery charger of claim 5 wherein the casing is moisture proof and submersible.

16. A protective casing for a battery charger comprising:

an independent power source capable of supplying a steady state electrical current;

electrical circuitry for transforming the steady state electrical current to a predetermined electrical current to charge a battery wherein the electronic circuitry comprises mounted circuit board components;

a power wire in electrical communication with a power plug and the electrical circuitry wherein the power plug is in electrical communication with the independent power source;

a battery wire in electrical communication with a quick connect plug and the electrical circuitry wherein the quick connect plug is in electrical communication with the battery;

a rigid shell having a first enclosure and an opposing second enclosure that couple together to form a shape that simulates a reduced scale motorcycle engine and transmission;

said shell further comprising a protective void to house the electrical circuitry wherein a bottom plate and the electrical circuitry is removable from the shell so that an alternative shell having a shape that simulates a user selected brand of reduced scale motorcycle engine and transmission can be substituted;

an epoxy material encapsulating the electrical circuitry within the protective void wherein a protective epoxy layer is interposed between the bottom plate and the electrical circuitry;

a first indicator LED mounted on the top of a first simulated engine cylinder of the reduced scale motorcycle engine of the shell so that a first function of an operation of the electrical circuitry can be monitored;

a second indicator LED mounted on the top of a second simulated engine cylinder of the reduced scale motorcycle engine of the shell so that a second function of an operation of the electrical circuitry can be monitored;

an audio computer chip that produces sounds that simulate a motorcycle engine;

a battery that comprises an auxiliary connect plug so that the battery can be quickly disconnected from the casing;

a first terminal in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the battery wire wherein the battery wire is removably attached to the first terminal and comprises a quick connect plug;

a second terminal in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the battery wire wherein the battery wire is removably attached to the second terminal and comprises a quick connect plug; and

a front terminal in electrical communication with the electrical circuitry and receptive to the power wire wherein the power wire is removably attached to the front terminal and comprises a quick connect plug.