Portable battery charging apparatus

• US 8,604,747 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2011
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sears Brands LLC (Sears Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sears Brands LLC (Sears Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Flemming, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): DIAO, M BAYE
• Application Number:
  US13/072,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20120242277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: 320/104, 320/105
• US Class Current: 320/104
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 11/12 Starting of engines by means of mobile, e.g. portable, starting sets
• 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 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a portable battery charging apparatus. The portable battery charging apparatus includes a main body, wheels attached to a base portion of the main body, a battery charger disposed within the main body, and an electrical functional unit disposed within the main body that has a function other than battery charging.

Claims

1. A portable battery charging apparatus, comprising:

a main body having a base portion, the base portion including one or more wheels adapted to allow the portable battery charging apparatus to be rolled from a first location to a second location;

a battery charger disposed within the main body, the battery charger operable for charging a vehicle battery;

an electrical functional unit disposed within the main body and having a function unrelated to vehicle battery charging; and

a control panel disposed within the main body and having a control for the electrical functional unit.

2. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical functional unit comprises a high volume fan.

3. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein the high volume fan includes an output from which air is expelled.

4. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the high volume fan contains one or more adjustable deflectors capable of directing the expelled air in one or more desired directions.

5. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the main body comprises a front face, the front face having an upper portion distal to the base portion of the main body and a lower portion proximate to the base portion of the main body, and wherein the output is disposed within the lower portion of the front face.

6. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical functional unit comprises an audio system having an audio source and a speaker.

7. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein the audio source comprises a docking station capable of receiving audio from a portable media player when connected to the portable media player.

8. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical functional unit comprises a flood light.

9. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the flood light is rechargeable and removable from the main body, the flood light operable when removed from the main body.

10. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein the main body defines an inset cavity sized and shaped to fit the flood light, the inset cavity having disposed therein a charging cradle for the flood light.

11. The portable battery charging apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical functional unit comprises a vacuum.

12. A portable battery charging apparatus, comprising:

a main body having a base portion, the base portion including one or more wheels adapted to allow the portable battery charging apparatus to be rolled from a first location to a second location;

a battery charger disposed within the main body, the battery charger operable for charging a vehicle battery;

a high volume fan unrelated to the battery charger and disposed within the main body, the high volume fan including an output from which air is expelled, the high volume fan containing one or more adjustable deflectors capable of directing the expelled air in one or more desired directions; and

a control panel disposed within the main body and having a control for the high volume fan.

13. A portable battery charging apparatus, comprising:

a main body having a base portion, the base portion including one or more wheels adapted to allow the portable battery charging apparatus to be rolled from a first location to a second location;

a battery charger disposed within the main body, the battery charger operable for charging a vehicle battery;

an audio system comprising a docking station capable of receiving audio from a portable media player when connected to the portable media player and a speaker; and

a control panel disposed within the main body and having a control for the audio system.

14. A portable battery charging apparatus, comprising:

a main body having a base portion, the base portion including one or more wheels adapted to allow the portable battery charging apparatus to be rolled from a first location to a second location;

a battery charger disposed within the main body, the battery charger operable for charging a vehicle battery;

a rechargeable flood light removable from the main body;

the main body defining an inset cavity sized and shaped to fit the rechargeable flood light, the inset cavity having disposed therein a charging cradle for the flood light; and

a control panel disposed within the main body and having a control for the rechargeable flood light.

15. A portable battery charging apparatus, comprising:

a main body having a base portion, the base portion including one or more wheels adapted to allow the portable battery charging apparatus to be rolled from a first location to a second location;

a battery charger disposed within the main body, the battery charger operable for charging a vehicle battery;

a vacuum disposed within the main body; and

a control panel disposed within the main body and having a control for the vacuum.