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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2000
Daniel M. Eggert, Kenosha, WI (US);
Michael R. Mowry, Kenosha, WI (US);
Matthew M. Crass, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Thomas P. Becker, Kenosha, WI (US);
Snap-on Technologies, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
A portable battery jump start unit includes a portable, plastic, clamshell-type housing including a box-like open-top base and a box-like, open-bottom cover hingedly connected together for movement between open and closed conditions. A lead-acid battery is disposed in the housing, along with a state-of-charge monitoring circuit connected to the battery terminals and including a visible indicator viewable through an aperture in the housing. Cables are connected to the battery terminals and respectively extend through openings formed by cooperating notches in the mating edges of the base and cover, the cables respectively having clamp connectors at their distal ends which can be clamped onto posts projecting laterally outwardly from the sides of the base. A charger jack in the base is connected to the battery terminals for receiving a charger connector.