PowerPax rolls out Web site, packaging

ST. CHARLES - PowerPax, which has carved a niche in the area of battery storage and access, announced a new Web site, powerpax.net, and new packaging for retail sales. Popular among homeowners and photographers, PowerPax has applications for the military, law enforcement and security officers, campers and hikers, boaters, travelers and musicians. Invented as the Personal Battery Caddy by pilot Rick "Tools" Foreman as a way to keep batteries close at hand and easily visible, the product caught on as a tool for a range of other professionals and hobbyists. PowerPax has earned Foreman a U.S. utility patent and six design patents; foreign patents are pending.