JUMP START BATTERY PACK AND ENCLOSURE THEREFOR

摘要

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 hingedl y connected together for movement between open and closed conditions. A lead-acid batter y is disposed in the housing, along with a state-of charge monitoring circuit connected to th e battery terminals and including a visible indicator viewable through an aperture in the housin g. 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 connecte d to the battery terminals for receiving a charger connector.