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Battery clamping mechanism

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-08-31
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Granted: 1963-11-26
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Expires: 1980-08-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Otto C Niederer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 22:59
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/204; H01M50/207; H01M50/209; H01M50/218; H01M50/22; H01M50/227; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 210 words
A BATTERY HOLD-DOWN STRUCTURE COMPRISING A FIRST PIECE AND A SECOND PIECE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PIECES FORMING A CLOSED STRUCTURE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, THE FIRST OF SAID PIECES HAVING HORIZONTAL FLANGES AND VERTICAL SIDES TO FORM A SHAPE LIKE A CAPITAL W WITH A FLATTENED CENTER WHEN VIEWED ON END, SAID VERTICAL SIDES OF SAID FIRST PIECE BEING ADAPTED TO ABUT AGAINST THE SIDES OF BATTERY BOXES AND SAID HORIZONTAL FLANGES OF SAID FIRST PIECE BEING ADAPTED TO BEAR AGAINST THE TOP SURFACE OF BATTERY BOXES, THE SECOND OF SAID PIECES BEING SHAPED LIKE AN INVERTED CAPITAL W WITH A FLATTENED CENTER WHEN VIEWED ON END, SAID SECOND PIECE HAVING ADDITIONAL ANGULAR PIECES ATTACHED TO EACH SERIF, SAID SECOND PIECE BEING ADAPTED TO MATE WITH THE TOP OF THE BATTERY BOXES AND SAID FIRST PIECE, WHEREBY SAID FIRST AND SECOND PIECES FORM AN INSULATED CONDUIT FOR POWER CABLES, AND A THIRD TRAY STRUCTURE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL COOPERATING WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLASTIC STRUCTURES AND TIE ROD BOLTS CONNECTED THERETO FOR CLAMPING OF THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE AND BATTERY BOXES, WHEREBY SAID BATTERY BOXES FORM A RIGID MASS AND ARE SHIELDED FROM CONTACT WITH ANY METALLIC OBJECT, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PIECES COOPERATING WITH HOLD-DOWN BOLTS ON SAID BATTERY BOXES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 210 words
A BATTERY HOLD-DOWN STRUCTURE COMPRISING A FIRST PIECE AND A SECOND PIECE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PIECES FORMING A CLOSED STRUCTURE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, THE FIRST OF SAID PIECES HAVING HORIZONTAL FLANGES AND VERTICAL SIDES TO FORM A SHAPE LIKE A CAPITAL W WITH A FLATTENED CENTER WHEN VIEWED ON END, SAID VERTICAL SIDES OF SAID FIRST PIECE BEING ADAPTED TO ABUT AGAINST THE SIDES OF BATTERY BOXES AND SAID HORIZONTAL FLANGES OF SAID FIRST PIECE BEING ADAPTED TO BEAR AGAINST THE TOP SURFACE OF BATTERY BOXES, THE SECOND OF SAID PIECES BEING SHAPED LIKE AN INVERTED CAPITAL W WITH A FLATTENED CENTER WHEN VIEWED ON END, SAID SECOND PIECE HAVING ADDITIONAL ANGULAR PIECES ATTACHED TO EACH SERIF, SAID SECOND PIECE BEING ADAPTED TO MATE WITH THE TOP OF THE BATTERY BOXES AND SAID FIRST PIECE, WHEREBY SAID FIRST AND SECOND PIECES FORM AN INSULATED CONDUIT FOR POWER CABLES, AND A THIRD TRAY STRUCTURE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL COOPERATING WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLASTIC STRUCTURES AND TIE ROD BOLTS CONNECTED THERETO FOR CLAMPING OF THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE AND BATTERY BOXES, WHEREBY SAID BATTERY BOXES FORM A RIGID MASS AND ARE SHIELDED FROM CONTACT WITH ANY METALLIC OBJECT, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PIECES COOPERATING WITH HOLD-DOWN BOLTS ON SAID BATTERY BOXES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-11-25 1967-05-27 1967-11-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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