Patent ID: 7583054

Claim:
An auxiliary power supply assembly for electric equipment adapted for receiving electricity from a 12-volt source from a male lighter plug, said assembly including: a housing having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said peripheral wall having an upper edge defining an opening into said housing, a cover being selectively coupled to said peripheral wall such that said cover closes said opening; a plurality of electrical contacts being mounted within said housing, said contacts being electrically coupled in series; a plurality of batteries each being removably positioned in said housing and being in electrical connection with said electrical contacts; a pair of female plugs each adapted for receiving a male lighter plug, each of said female plugs being mounted in said peripheral wall and having a male plug receiving opening extending outwardly of said peripheral wall, each of said female plugs being electrically coupled to said electrical contacts; and wherein the male plug of the electrical equipment may be selectively coupled to one of said female plugs.