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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1994
Mark S Inkmann, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Michael T Reher, Grafton, WI (US);
David W Saari, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Globe-Union Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A split-shell enclosure for a storage battery for motor vehicle includes identical first and second enclosure members which are dimensioned to fit around the battery, forming a shell structure, that is open at its top and bottom and partially encloses the battery on two sides and completely encloses the battery on the other two sides, forming a heat shield for protecting the battery from hot underhood temperatures, the enclosure members being adapted to snap together upon installation and to be held together by interlocking tongue and groove portions of mating sides of the enclosure members, upper portions of the enclosure members being disposed in juxtaposed relation with the handle brackets of the battery so that if the battery is lifted by the enclosure, the enclosure members will engage the handle brackets of the battery and the battery will effectively be lifted by its handle brackets and no load will be placed on the latches that hold the two sections of the enclosure together, and lower portions of the front and back walls of the enclosure being open to accommodate standard holddown mechanisms for the battery.