Portable booster battery device

• US 6,565,381 B1
• Filed: 01/25/2002
• Issued: 05/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Wen San Chou
• Original Assignee: Wen San Chou
• Inventors: Chou, Wen San
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Lynn D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LE, THANH TAM T
• Application Number:
  US10/055,192
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 429/7, 429/97, 429/100, 429/121, 429/161, 429/176, 429/178, 439/500, 439/501, 439/502, 439/503, 439/504, 439/505, 439/506, 439/522, 439/627, 439/726, 439/754, 439/952
• US Class Current: 439/501
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/543 Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A booster battery device includes one or more batteries disposed in a housing. Two arms are disposed on the sides of the housing and each having an upper stud and a lower rod and/or two middle bars secured to the housing, for forming a space between the arm and the stud and the rod and/or the bars. Two clips are electrically coupled to the battery with cables and each has two jaws for clasping onto the studs and for retaining the clips between the studs and the rods. The rods may retain the clips to the housing when the clips are disengaged from the studs inadvertently.

Claims

1. A booster battery device comprising:

a housing including two sides,

at least one battery engaged in said housing,

two arms provided on said sides of said housing respectively, and each including an upper portion having a stud extended toward and secured to said housing, and each including a lower portion having a rod extended toward and secured to said housing, for forming a space between said arm and said stud and said rod respectively,

two cables each including a first end electrically coupled to said at least one battery, and each including a second end, and

two clips coupled to said second ends of said cables respectively, and each including a pair of jaws for clasping onto said studs respectively and for retaining said clips between said studs and said rods respectively, and for allowing said rods to support said clips when said clips are disengaged from said studs inadvertently.

2. The booster battery device according to claim 1, wherein said upper portions of said arms each includes a beam extended toward and secured to said housing, said studs are extended from said beams respectively.

3. The booster battery device according to claim 1, wherein said studs each includes at least one tooth provided thereon for allowing said clips to be stably clasped onto said studs.

4. The booster battery device according to claim 1, wherein said arms each includes a middle portion having a pair of spaced bars extended toward and secured to said housing, for further retaining and supporting said clips to said housing when said clips are disengaged from said studs inadvertently, said bars are spaced away from said studs for allowing a clasping of said jaws of said clips onto said studs to be seen through a gap formed between said bars and said studs.

5. The booster battery device according to claim 1, wherein said sides of said housing each includes a cable storage compartment provided therein for receiving said cables respectively.

6. The booster battery device according to claim 5, wherein said cable storage compartments each includes a shank extended from said side of said housing, and a plate secured to said shank for forming and defining a peripheral chamber between said shank and said plate and for receiving said cables respectively.