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Claim 2

A storage battery comprising: A container having interconnected electrochemical cells therein which end in a pair of opposite polarity terminals; said container including a cover having wall means defining a hollow in the cover; terminal-cables having anchored ends affixed to said terminals and moveable distal ends, said cables being adapted for folding into said hollow when not in use; terminal-connectors on said distal ends adapted to engage input means to the electrical system of a vehicle; and retainers on the container snugly engaging the terminal-connectors and restricting movement thereof out of the retainers when one force is applied to the terminal-connectors from a first predetermined direction and releasing the terminalconnectors when another force is applied to the terminalconnectors from a second predetermined direction; whereby said cables can function as carrying handles for the battery while the terminal-connectors engage the retainers and the applied force is from said first predetermined direction yet have their distal ends readily available for movement in any direction after said one force is removed and said another force is applied.

Claim 3

A storage battery comprising: A container having interconnected electrochemical cells therein which end in a pair of opposite polarity terminals; a cover on the container; closure means on the cover; said cover including a firSt outer wall near the periphery of the cover and a second wall inwardly of the first wall defining a hollow in the cover; a utility region defined substantially by said walls and including a plurality of partitions dividing the region into a plurality of segments; a number of said segments being aligned and including vent wells; apertures in the partitions dividing the aligned segments with the vent wells to intercommunicate the several vent wells and thereby form a vent duct; means venting said duct to the atmosphere; a pair of terminal-cables in said hollow each having a first end permanently anchored to one of the cells'' opposite polarity terminals and a second freely moveable distal end; connector means on said distal end adapted for connection to the electrical system of a vehicle; retainer means in said utility region which means snugly engages the connector means and restricts movement thereof out of the retainer means when force is applied to an end of the connector means from a direction substantially normal to the cover and releases the connector means when force is applied to the connector in a predetermined direction other than said normal direction; whereby said cables can function as carrying handles while the connectors engage the retaining means yet, on demand, have their distal ends readily removeable from said retainer means and freely moveable in any direction.

Claim 4

A storage battery comprising: A container having interconnected electrochemical cells therein which end in a pair of opposite polarity terminals; a cover on the container; closure means on the cover; said cover including a firSt outer wall near the periphery of the cover and a second wall inwardly of the first wall defining a hollow in the cover; a utility region defined substantially by said walls and including a plurality of partitions dividing the region into a plurality of segments; a number of said segments being aligned and including vent wells; apertures in the partitions dividing the aligned segments with the vent wells to intercommunicate the several vent wells and thereby form a vent duct; means venting said duct to the atmosphere; a pair of terminal-cables in said hollow each having a first end permanently anchored to one of the cells'' opposite polarity terminals and a second freely moveable distal end; connector means on said distal end adapted for connection to the electrical system of a vehicle; retainer means in said utility region which means snugly engages the connector means and restricts movement thereof out of the retainer means when force is applied to an end of the connector means from a direction substantially normal to the cover and releases the connector means when force is applied to the connector in a predetermined direction other than said normal direction; whereby said cables can function as carrying handles while the connectors engage the retaining means yet, on demand, have their distal ends readily removeable from said retainer means and freely moveable in any direction.

Claim 5

A storage battery comprising: A container having interconnected electrochemical cells therein which end in a pair of opposite polarity terminals; said container including a cover and a closure means on the cover; said cover including a first outer wall near the periphery of the cover and a second wall inwardly of the first wall defining a hollow in the cover; a utility region defined substantially by said walls and including a plurality of partitions dividing the region into a plurality of segments; a number of said segments being aligned and including vent wells; apertures in the partitions dividing the aligned segments with the vent wells to intercommunicate the several vent wells and thereby form a vent duct; means venting said vent duct to the atmosphere; a pair of terminal-cables in said hollow each having a first end permanently anchored to one of the cell''s opposite polarity terminals and a second freely moveable distal end; sleeve-like connector means on said distal end adapted for connection to the electrical system of a vehicle and having a predetermined outside dimension; retainer means including a receptacle in said utility region and beneath said closure, said receptacle having a shape compatible with said connector means and an inside dimension no less than said predetermined outside dimension and such that said connector will readily slip into and out of said receptacle when force is applied in the direction of the principal axis of the connector but will jam in said receptacle when force is applied to said connector in a direction normal to the cover; whereby said cables can function as carrying handles while the connectors are in said receptacle yet, on demand, have their distal ends readily removeable from the receptacle and freely moveable in any direction.

Claim 6

A storage battery comprising: A container having interconnected electrochemical cells therein which end in a pair of opposite polarity terminals; said container including a cover and a closure means on the cover; said cover including a first outer wall near the periphery of the cover and a second wall inwardly of the first wall defining a hollow in the cover; a utility region defined substantially by said walls and including a plurality of partitions dividing the region into a plurality of segments; a number of said segments being aligned and including vent wells; apertures in the partitions dividing the aligned segments with the vent wells to intercommunicate the several vent wells and thereby form a vent duct; means venting said vent duct to the atmosphere; a pair of terminal-cables in said hollow each having a first end permanently anchored to one of the cell''s opposite polarity terminals and a second freely moveable distal end; sleeve-like connector means on said distal end adapted for connection to the electrical system of a vehicle and having a predetermined outside dimension; retainer means including a receptacle in said utility region and beneath said closure, said receptacle having a shape compatible with said connector means and an inside dimension no less than said predetermined outside dimension and such that said connector will readily slip into and out of said receptacle when force is applied in the direction of the principal axis of the connector but will jam in said receptacle when force is applied to said connector in a direction normal to the cover; whereby said cables can function as carrying handles while the connectors are in said receptacle yet, on demand, have their distal ends readily removeable from the receptacle and freely moveable in any direction.