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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Michael E Reed, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Thomas J Dougherty, Waukesha, WI (US);
Mark S Inkmann, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Debra L Smith, West Allis, WI (US);
Michael T Reher, Grafton, WI (US);
Globe-Union, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A battery shield for a storage battery includes first and second members which are dimensioned to fit around the battery, forming a shield structure, that is open at its top and encloses the battery on all four sides and on the bottom, forming a heat shield for protecting the battery from hot temperatures, the first and second members being hinged to a common base and are adapted to be pivoted about respective hinges outwardly away from another to an open position to facilitate installation of a battery in the shield and to then be moved upwardly and toward one another, in the manner of a 'clamshell', to a closed position for enclosing the battery within the battery shield, the bottom of the storage battery having a plurality of transverse channels therein extending between opposing sides for permitting air flow around the bottom of the storage battery when the battery is enclosed within the battery shield.