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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Andrew Reade, Arndell Park, AU;
Richard Arakelian, Arndell Park, AU;
Andrew Reade, Arndell Park, AU;
Richard Arakelian, Arndell Park, AU;
ARK CORPORATION PTY LTD, Arndell Park, AU;
Abstract
A portable battery box is described. The portable battery box is suitable for charging and housing a battery and comprises: a charging apparatus for charging a battery; a hollow lid shell and a hollow base shell for housing a rechargeable battery, the base hollow shell including a base wall, a top wall and at least one side wall extending between the base and top walls; and at least one handle disposed in a respective one of the side walls of the hollow base shell. Also described is a method for monitoring the charging of a battery in use disposed within a battery box, the method including the steps of: measuring first charging and/or discharging parameters at selected time intervals; estimating selected other charging parameters at selected time intervals; and displaying the first and other charging or discharging parameters on a display screen associated with the battery box, the charging or discharging parameters being selected from the group consisting of: battery voltage; charging cycle; time to charge completion; time to discharge completion; condition of the battery; battery charging current; battery discharging current.