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Motor vehicle battery holder

  • US 3,930,552 A
  • Filed: 10/30/1974
  • Issued: 01/06/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a motor vehicle having a battery storage compartment and a support surface located adjacent the compartment, an improved battery holder comprising a mounting base in said compartment, a battery cell support tray mounted on wheels for rolling between a position on the base where battery cells are housed and a position on the support surface where battery cells are serviced and inspected, and means for locking the tray in the position on the base to prevent undesired movement of the tray, said tray having a front panel and a bottom panel, said tray locking means including a vertical sleeve fixed to the front panel, a handle slidably fitted axially within the sleeve and pivotally supported therein for rotation through a horizontal angle, said handle having a grip portion extending outward horizontally above the sleeve and a lock portion projecting downward vertically below the sleeve, a pin extending horizontally from the lock portion of the handle in a vertical plane perpendicular to the grip portion, a keeper mounted on the base for receiving and retaining the lock portion of the handle, said pin extending under the bottom panel of the tray when the grip portion of the handle extends adjacent the tray and thereby preventing the lock portion of the handle from being elevated out of the keeper without rotating the handle to a position where the grip portion extends outwardly from the tray.

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