Apparatus and method for remote battery tester/charger control
First Claim
1. A portable battery testing/charging system, comprising:
- an execution unit capable of performing at least one battery-related function;
a cart having a handle, wherein said execution unit is mounted on said cart;
a control panel remotely connected to said execution unit and in operable communication therewith for providing user input thereto, said control panel being mounted to said handle at a vertical height approximately equa1 to said handle; and
removable cabling for removably coupling said system to a battery.
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Abstract
A remote-controlled battery charging/testing system includes an execution unit capable of performing at least one battery-related function and a control panel remotely connected to and in operable communication with the execution unit. Communication may be wired or wireless. The control panel is installed in an ergonomically-suitable position such that the user does not need to bend or stoop to provide input to the battery charging/testing system. Both the execution unit and the control panel may be cart-mounted for portability and mobility. In cart-mounted configurations, the control panel is adjustable to maintain an ergonomically-suitable position. In free-standing configurations, the execution unit may be installed so as to be conveniently located yet unobtrusive, with the control panel installed in an ergonomically-suitable, accessible position.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable battery testing/charging system, comprising:
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an execution unit capable of performing at least one battery-related function; a cart having a handle, wherein said execution unit is mounted on said cart; a control panel remotely connected to said execution unit and in operable communication therewith for providing user input thereto, said control panel being mounted to said handle at a vertical height approximately equa1 to said handle; and removable cabling for removably coupling said system to a battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of remotely controlling a portable battery testing/charging device, the method comprising:
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providing an execution unit on a cart, the execution unit capable of performing at least one battery-related function; connecting a control panel to the execution unit such that the execution unit and the control panel are in operable communication; positioning the control panel remote from the execution unit and on a handle of the cart at a vertical height approximately equal to said handle; operating the execution unit by furnishing input thereto via the control panel; and removably coupling said device to a battery. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable battery testing/charging system, comprising:
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means for executing configured to perform at least one battery-related function; means for transporting having a handle, the means for executing being mounted on the means for transporting at a vertical height approximately equal to said handle; means for controlling configured to remotely controlling said executing means and positioned on said handle; and removable cabling means for removably coupling said system to a battery. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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