Patent ID: 7323272

Claim:
An air-cooled battery enclosure for and in combination with a plurality of batteries comprising: a rectangular floor section made up of a plurality of spaced, parallel slats bounded by a lower rectangular floor frame; a vertically extending corner post extending up from each corner of said rectangular floor section forming the corners of first, second, third and fourth outer sides of said enclosure; oppositely facing first and third outer sides of said enclosure made up of a first plurality of spaced slats with vertically extending flat surfaces extending from adjacent corner posts, the slats on oppositely facing first and third sides of said enclosure facing each other; oppositely facing second and fourth outer sides of said enclosure made up of a second plurality of spaced slats with vertically extending flat surfaces extending from adjacent corner posts, the slats on oppositely facing second and fourth sides of said enclosure facing each other, said first and second plurality of spaced slats being staggered from each other; a third plurality of spaced slats with vertically extending flat surfaces joining oppositely facing first plurality of spaced slats; and a fourth plurality of spaced slats with vertically extending flat surfaces joining oppositely facing second plurality of spaced slats, said fourth plurality of spaced slats located between and alternating between said third plurality of spaced slats forming alternating criss-crossing of said third and fourth plurality of spaced slats, the criss-crossing of staggered third and fourth plurality of spaced slats bounded by said slats in said outer sides of said enclosure forming cubby hole compartments for individual batteries with air spaces between said individual batteries for circulation of cooling gas in both horizontal and vertical directions.