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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Daniel J. Elliott, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
W. Jeff Ulrich, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rick Reinhard, La Crescenta, CA (US);
David Weinberger, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
David Edgar, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Daniel J. Elliott, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
W. Jeff Ulrich, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rick Reinhard, La Crescenta, CA (US);
David Weinberger, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
David Edgar, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to devices that may be used in conjunction with one or more battery modules and related methods. More particularly, the present invention relates to a devices and related methods allowing one to manually disconnect high voltage and high current devices from a system. In one aspect, the present invention provides a mid pack break. The mid pack break is able to manually disconnect high voltage and high current devices from a system. The mid pack break includes a handle, a pin, a first sleeve, and a second sleeve. Force exerted on the handle causes the pin to insert into the first and second sleeves, thereby completing an electrical connection between the first and second sleeves.