Customizable support pad for reducing vibration and gravitational shock acting on a battery
This invention relates to a support pad formed of a shock absorbing material capable of absorbing energy resulting from vibration and gravitational forces acting on a battery disposed in engagement with the support pad and, correspondingly, transferring gravitational forces that occur along a z-axis resulting from up and down movement of the battery and dispersing these gravitation forces along an x-axis, a y-axis and the z-axis so as to reduce the impact shock on the battery by between about 65% to about 80% and, in doing so, prolonging the performance and life-cycle of the battery.
1. A method of manufacturing a support pad for reducing vibration and gravitational shock acting on a battery comprises, comprising the steps of:
collecting scraps of an elastomer material;
grounding said scraps and mixing said ground scraps with a raw or virgin elastomer material in about a 7:1 ratio to define an elastomer mixture;
heating the mixture of elastomer material at a temperature sufficient to liquify the elastomer mixture;
introducing the liquid elastomer mixture into a reservoir;
introducing the liquid elastomer mixture in the reservoir into a mold for a support pad;
cooling the elastomer mixture deposited in the mold; and
curing the elastomer mixture to form a support pad capable of absorbing energy from an impact shock applied against a battery, transferring a gravitational force that occurs along a z-axis resulting from up and down movement of the battery and dispersing said gravitation force along an x-axis and a y-axis to reduce said impact shock by between about 65% to about 80%.
2. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of sorting the scraps of elastomer material by colors and checking the durometer scale of the scraps.
3. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the elastomer material is plastisol.
4. The method as defined in claim 3 , wherein the scraps of elastomer material comprises soft fishing lures.
5. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein introducing the liquid elastomer mixture into the reservoir is performed manually.
6. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein introducing the liquid elastomer mixture into the reservoir is performed by machine.