Patent ID: 6494279
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B60K,B60R,B60Y,B66F,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A motive-powered truck for hazardous environments having an area for receiving a motive power source and an electrical connector for electrically connecting the truck and a motive power source which comprises an explosion-proof enclosure comprising a body having a base, side walls, a back wall, a front wall and a cover, said body defining an area for receiving a plurality of lead-acid batteries electrically connected together to provide the motive power for said truck and having a positive and negative terminal, said batteries not satisfying the safety standards for service in hazardous environments, and a fuse box compartment adjacent the front wall of said body having a fuse box, a switch and leads therefrom to an electrical receptacle, the truck electrical connection being connected to said electrical receptacle, and said motive power, positive and negative terminals being electrically connected to said fuse box.