Battery mountings and holders

A motor vehicle has an enclosed battery storage compartment with a door separating the compartment from an adjacent support surface that has been roughened to reduce slippage of persons stepping thereon. A battery holder has a mounting base in the compartment and a battery cell support tray mounted on...     

A set of electric terminals are mounted in a vehicle near the end thereof opposite to the end where the battery is located and are connected internally of the vehicle to the battery terminals thereby to permit jumping of the battery from either the front or rear end of the vehicle.

An electric caddy golf cart including a motor driven drive wheel, a mounting bracket member supported at the lower end of the golf cart frame, a drive wheel rotatably supported on the bracket member, a drive motor connected to said bracket member and interconnected by gearing to the drive wheel to drive...     

A housing for an auxiliary storage battery is provided which may be fitted into the wall of a camper. The housing is formed of plastic material, and it is of an integral, impervious construction, so that no fumes from the storage battery can enter the interior of the camper. The housing is equipped with...     

Apparatus for transferring power from the battery of a service vehicle to the battery of a second vehicle, wherein the negative battery terminal of the service vehicle is connected to the frame of the service vehicle, which utilizes a spring-loaded reel for storing the jumper cables in the service vehicle...     

A pivotally mounted battery support pivotally supporting a battery under the rearward portion of the cab in the operating position and permitting said battery support to swing to the side of the vehicle adjacent the cab access ladder in the battery servicing position.

A battery powered lift truck of the sit-down type in which two main power source batteries are located in a stepped compartment so that the forward battery is supported at a lower elevation than the rear battery. The lower elevation of the forward battery enables relatively increased stability by lowering...     

An article hold-down device is disclosed which is capable of restraining movement of a heavy article away from a supporting platform. The hold-down device includes a lower clamping member adaptable to be secured to the platform, an upper clamping member having a projection thereon adaptable to be positioned...     

In a light electrically powered vehicle, a battery pack of two to six batteries is supported on the rear axle independently of bending forces on the frame. The resultant (1) lighter frame requirement and (2) reduced battery requirement together have a synergistic weight-saving effect. The complete battery...     

A battery support for an electrically assisted cycle includes a box-like member which is arranged to be secured to alternatively to be incorporated into the frame of the cycle. The box-like member has an open face whereby an electric traction battery can be inserted into the member. A releasable retaining...     

A battery enclosure for an electrically driven vehicle includes side panels, and a plastic top panel reinforced by elongated metal rods mounted relative to the top panel by means of plastic securing members bonded to the top panel. Locking means, including a pivotal member adapted for securing an edge...     

A tractor having a driver's cab, an accessory compartment in the fender immediately adjacent the door to the driver's cab, the accessory compartment having a cover forming part of the fender and which projects below the edge of the cab door so that when the cab door is closed, it is impossible to raise...     

Apparatus for mounting a battery on an electrically powered vehicle, as for example a bicycle, including a bracket slidably mounted on the vehicle frame upon which in turn are mounted one of the sprockets of a belt drive system and the battery, the weight of the battery urging the sprocket to tension...     

A battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries mounted in a structure with spring devices between them to exert a force in a direction transverse to the planes of plates of the batteries.

Disclosed herein is a battery insulator apparatus which in the preferred embodiment comprises an insulating enclosure within which the battery is placed. The enclosure includes a pair of vents operable to open or close passageways leading from outside the enclosure to the interior of the enclosure. A...     

A battery hold down device in the form of a frame made up of four parallel angle members engageable with opposed side edges of a pair of batteries placed side by side in a battery box. The ends of the angle members are connected by flat end plates, and the inner two angle members are attached to the...     

An electrically driven vehicle has a battery pack containing batteries in a support structure, there being defined a compartment in which the battery tops are located and a further compartment in which are the battery lower casings, said structure having inlet and outlet openings for the respective compartments,...     

An improved wheelchair having electrically powered drive motors in which a battery support tray is secured within an opening in a side frame of the wheelchair. Two batteries can be supported, one on each side frame, whereupon the conventional undercarriage battery support rack may be eliminated. Each...     

A low-profile and versatile battery-retaining assembly used to secure a plurality of batteries for an electric vehicle. The batteries are arranged in close proximity to one another in a generally rectangular matrix of two or more and each has recessed hold-down portions located on opposite lower edges....     

A vehicle frame has first and second members having adjustably telescoping channel portions securable by bolts disposed in selected combinations of holes provided in the channel portions for providing a total vehicle frame of a chosen length and wheelbase. Adjacent portions of the respective members...     

A lock for securing an automobile storage battery from being stolen when the vehicle is left unattended, the lock consisting of a pair of vertical bars which at their lower ends are hook shaped so to anchor through a tray upon which the battery is placed, the bars being positioned adjacent opposite sides...     

A device for locating a heavy component such as an electrical battery on a chassis such as that of an industrial lift truck, and for preventing dislodgement of the battery even during excessive tilting of the chassis. The apparatus includes a frame formed from two spaced parallel channel members (11)...     

An article retention device is provided which is adapted for restraining the movement of a heavy article from a support platform, which platform includes a base and a frame upstanding therefrom. The article retention device comprises a restraining member and a mounting bracket adapted for mounting the...     

An electrically powered vehicle achieves maximum structural strength with minimum weight by utilizing a combined body and chassis formed entirely of plastic material, molded and bonded into an integral composite structure which includes a central, hollow longitudinal beam, top, bottom, and side panels...     

A box for storing a battery or the like comprises a plurality of upstanding panels (11-14) defining a storage compartment (16) and a removable cover (18) disposed over the compartment. A door (24) is movably mounted adjacent to the compartment and when closed firmly by a latch (26) holds the cover in...     

A control valve linkage arrangement which is closely adjacent a vehicle operator and which allows easy access to a compartment upon which the operator sits. A control linkage (12) is disclosed wherein positioning of the member (30) to be controlled determines a control signal. The linkage (12) is connected...     

An adjustable apparatus (15) for rigidly restraining different sized objects (10) such as batteries which are resting on a frame (12), such as that of a lift truck vehicle (13). The apparatus has opposed first and second support members (16,17) upwardly rising from the frame. A rigid first strap structure...     

A support for securing a battery pack in a vehicle wherein the battery pack includes a plurality of batteries bound together between two end plates having threaded mounting studs affixed thereto and projecting outwardly therefrom. The support includes a horizontal tray having an upstanding peripheral...     

A battery tray for an automotive vehicle is constructed for use as a replacement item and is adapted to receive the great majority of commercially available lead storage batteries. The battery tray is constructed with a rectangular floor bounded by edge retainers and with three spaced sunken wells arranged...     

An electrically driven motor vehicle having an electric motor 31 arranged to drive the vehicle through a transmission system 29, 33 and a battery pack 22 to provide power for driving the electrical motor 31, the battery pack being provided with a charging unit 25, 26 including an internal combustion...     

A restraining device for removable components of vehicles, such as the battery unit (26) of an electrically powered lift truck. The vehicle has an enclosure frame (14) having opposite sides (16,20) each of which has an aperture (30,28) through which passes in a longitudinally slidable fashion a restraining...     

An industrial truck has an overhead guard made in two parts 7,8. The rear part 8 of the overhead guard is pivotable about the rear end of the truck to provide access to the vehicle battery box 4 from above so that the battery box can be lifted out from above via lifting eyes 14 to enable the batteries...     

A structure for supporting a plurality of rows of batteries includes a frame having side rails and cross members releasably supported beneath the vehicle. Aligned pairs of I-type beams are cantilevered from the side rails of the frame. The lower flanges of parallel aligned pairs of beams underlie and...     

An elastic clamping apparatus utilizes an elongated rubber-like member, having a plurality of spaced apart notches disposed along the length of each opposed lateral surface. Imbedded within the length of the elastic member is a fabric-like reinforcement member which is not extensible from the tortuous...     

A seat and hydraulic control lever interlock for lift trucks in which access to a battery compartment is in part enabled by pivoting the operator seat forwardly over the steering wheel, which pivotal movement causes interlocking lever means between the seat pivot and hydraulic control levers to actuate...     

A motorcycle has an engine with a crankcase supported on a body frame. The body frame has a pair of rear arm members. A battery is supported on the body frame between the rear arm members in the vicinity of the back of the crankcase, thereby being disposed in a convenient and compact lower region, and...     

In a motorcycle, the frame body has the shape of a single pipe over its whole length, and carries a front shield at its front portion, a floor at its intermediate portion, and a body cover at its rear portion, respectively. The front shield is formed of a one-piece member formed integrally with a head...     

A wire-guided vehicle (10) in which a load is carried by a load platform (18) which is suspended from a base frame (12) by link members (42). The load is carried on a load carriage (20) which is moved vertically relative to the load platform by a plurality of screw jacks (92) acting between the load...     

An assembly that mounts a wet cell type battery member on a vehicle frame such that jarring of the frame does not transmit substantial damage-causing shock to the battery. A first part of the assembly is fixedly secured to the vehicle frame, but a second part of the assembly is movably mounted relative...     

A receptacle for retaining a battery case in a battery powered vehicle contains hydraulic cylinders for lowering and raising the battery case into and out of the vehicle. Retaining arms attached to the hydraulic cylinder have retaining lips that are moved by contact with the walls of the receptacle to...     

A universal automotive battery holddown system employing a chain or a cable stretched over a bracket placed on one edge of the battery. The bracket carries a bolt with a nut over which the chain or cable is placed. When the ends of the chain or cable are attached to the chassis or body of the vehicle...     

A simple holddown structure for securely mounting a storage battery or the like is in the form of an integrally molded bracket member of corrosion-resistant material having two spaced-apart parallel angled members adapted to engage opposite upper edges of the battery and interconnected by a cross-bar...     

A battery shield designed to accommodate all vehicles that use wet cells open or sealed, and is intended to protect the eyes and face of a service individual from splashing or flying corrosive liquid from an explosion or bubbling up of the battery. This shield is composed of a clear material about two...     

The present invention relates to a battery tray fabricated out of a battery grade polypropylene and structured to be adapted to a plurality of different sized batteries.

A device for securing an electric storage battery against theft and holding it in the battery support tray provided in an automotive vehicle. The device includes special stanchions which extend upwardly from the battery support tray to support a rigid plate in overlaying relationship with respect to...     

A battery powered golf club cart having an elongated handle which controls both the power applied to its rear wheels and a brake associated with its front wheel. When the handle is depressed an electric motor which rotates the rear wheels is actuated and the front brake is released. When the handle is...     

A latch mechanism is shown which utilizes a pair of latch dogs pivotally mounted on a base member. Each of the dogs has a curved end region which is adapted to contact a curved work surface of an associated stop member. The dogs are pivotable between a release position in which the curved end regions...     

An elastomeric battery holddown strap is formed to include two edge brackets joined by a rectangular strip, the edge brackets having triangular gussets to increase the stiffness thereof. An insert is installed into each edge bracket for receipt of hold down fasteners tying the battery to the structure...     

This invention relates to an improved wheelchair adapted to provide enhanced mobility for the occupant together with making ground level activities available. The wheelchair comprises a main frame together with an extension frame telescopically secured to said main frame. A seat is operably secured to...     

This invention concerns a portable golf cart. It includes two wheels which support an axle upon which is mounted a main horizontal frame. An elongated bag support frame for holding the golf clubs is connected to the frame by a pivot connection so that the bag support frame can rotate from one position...     

A battery mounting device retaining a battery both longitudinally and laterally which comprises a battery tray, a battery retainer, and a member for rigidly holding the battery in place by rigidly and adjustably holding the retainer and battery in place in relationship to the battery tray.

A side cover structure used in a motorcycle having a motorcycle frame, a fuel tank supported on the motorcycle frame, a driver's seat disposed on the motorcycle frame, and an engine supported on the motorcycle frame below the fuel tank and the driver's seat. The side cover structure includes a side cover...     

A pair of electrical terminals conveniently accessible from the exterior of an automobile or truck and connected electrically to the positive and negative poles of a battery within the engine compartment of the vehicle. The terminals are located within a recessed chamber formed in the vehicle body with...     

A battery box including parallel four-bar linkage structure for permitting a battery to be swung downwardly and outwardly, from an operative position wherein the battery is protected by the implement frame, to a maintenance position wherein easy access is provided to the battery for inspection and maintenance....     

A battery has flat terminals mounted to its underside arranged to contact and be supported upon flat electrodes mounted adjacent to the floor of an open-top receptacle in which the battery may be manually placed.

An improved tractor battery enclosure of the type having a service opening, including walls forming an enclosure, a suspended battery-support floor approximating the size of a battery base and movable between a battery use position and an at least partially offset position, and a door along the lead...     

A pair of electrical terminals conveniently accessible from the exterior of an automobile or truck and connected electrically to the positive and negative poles of a battery within the engine compartment of the vehicle. The terminals are located within a recessed chamber formed in the vehicle body with...     

A lightweight universal electric wheeled chair is formed of hollow tubular frame members. The seat is preferably cantilevered from rear frame members. The frame includes two lower side frame members, each of which has relatively small wheels mounted at both ends. The frame also includes two rear frame...     

A material handling truck utilizing a battery box on which a plurality of truck components and controls are sub-assembled in a location different from a main frame assembly station or stations, which battery box is then transported to an assembly line station at which it is secured to the main frame...     

An apparatus for holding a battery of a vehicle. A mounting frame is attached to a vertical surface of the vehicle and supports a detachable box in which the battery is retained. A pair of slide members on the mounting frame are slidably receivable within a corresponding pair of guide members on the...     

Universal battery hold-down structure particularly including an elongated bolt having a J-shaped lower end for securing the bolt to a battery tray and means to facilitate shortening of the bolt, a chrome plated non-corrosive elongated wing nut having a threaded opening in the lower end thereof for receiving...     

A hold down apparatus for clamping a battery within a motorized vehicle for preventing movement thereof particularly during sudden accelerations and decelerations of the vehicle. The hold down apparatus includes a non-metallic tray mounted to the motorized vehicle and a strap having a two-part quick...     

A lightweight universal electric wheeled chair is formed of hollow tubular frame members. The seat is preferably cantilevered from rear frame members. The frame includes two lower side frame members, each of which has relatively small wheels mounted at both ends. The frame also includes two rear frame...     

A mounting device secures a storage battery (10) to a base. The device comprises a footing (20-28) to be rigidly fixed to the base (B) and being loose from the battery (10). Locking elements (16-19) of the device are pivotally mounted on the storage battery (10). The storage battery (10) is detachably...     

A modular power drive wheelchair is provided for rapid assembly and/or disassembly of relatively compact modular components. The wheelchair comprises a base module including a base frame and related support wheels, wherein the base frame is adapted for facilitated mounting or dismounting of a seat module....     

A battery restraint system for an earthmoving vehicle includes a pair of non-metallic straps with one end of each strap securely fastened to the vehicle frame structure by a bracket. The other end of each strap has a loop which accepts one end of a tensioning bar. A threaded fastener and compression...     

A system for retaining a battery on a frame of a vehicle has a retaining device which is movable between a first position at which the battery is free to move in a passing relationship relative to a side of the frame and second position at which the battery is retained on the frame and from passing movement...     

A riding scooter that may be assembled and dis-assembled without the use of tools is formed of components of a size and weight such that they may be handled by a person of modest physical strength. The scooter's front and rear sections have overlapping interengaging parts that are biased together in...     

A mounting apparatus for a pair of batteries is provided that utilizes a centrally located fastener. The clamping force is spread over the entire upper surface of the batteries by a plurality of normally arcuate engagement surfaces that are defined by a non-metallic member. As the clamping force is increased...     

A lock and hold-down device to surround the top and sides of a battery in a motor vehicle to prevent the unauthorized removal of said battery. The lock and hold-down device includes a pair of identical brackets which are located at opposite sides of the battery and a crossbar which extends across the...     

An improved vibration absorber that overcomes deficiencies of known heavy vibration absorbers that require exact manufacturing tolerance for the rigidity of the absorber in order to generate a sufficiently large frequency range of the vibration absorber. The new vibration absorber has the purpose of...     

A motor vehicle having a battery supported on a cantilevered tray within the vehicle's engine compartment wherein the vibrations otherwise experienced by the unsecured distal end of the tray is dampened by a substantially rigid bracket which engages the distal end of the tray, overlies the battery so...     

A battery arrangement in a smaller watercraft is provided wherein the battery is positioned in a compartment located immediately under the seat which is detachably affixed to the hull of the watercraft for affording easy access to the battery for servicing, particularly by a rider of the watercraft....     

In a vehicle body construction for an industrial vehicle of the kind which is powered by a storage battery, a pair of deck plates are secured to open upper ends of a pair of parallel side frames, the deck pates being in the form of planar single plates which are disposed horizontally. A pair of braces...     

This a means for locking an automobile battery to its mounting plate so that it can't easily be stolen. It includes a special block and hardened material which serves to lodge a mounted battery in place against its mounting plate. A bolt is secured through this block to the mounting plate. The bolt has...     

A number of embodiments of fuel cell powered wheeled vehicles wherein the fuel cell assembly is positioned contiguous to the center of gravity of the vehicle and inwardly from the wheels for protection and to make a compact assembly. Various vehicle arrangements are shown and in all of them the fuel...     

The present invention provides an improved battery housing which is a disk shaped cylinder. The inside of the disk is open to allow the cylindrical shaped battery to be mounted on an axle in a flywheel. The housing includes a number pie-slice shaped cells for the individual cells of the battery. A number...     

A battery hold-down apparatus includes a generally rectangular frame constructed from a single strip of metal angle material. A battery clamp comprising two separable members is attached to said frame with one of the clamp members comprising a U shaped rigid rod which extends up from one side of the...     

A mechanism usable with a vehicle having a compartment for carrying a battery. The mechanism includes a cover shiftable in a first direction for generally enclosing the compartment. The cover includes latching member for securing the cover in a compartment enclosing position, and also includes an abutment...     

A strap, for releasably holding a battery in a predetermined position on a platform having a projecting stud flanking the battery, comprises a stud engaging portion connected integrally with a bar engagable with the battery for traversing and releasably holding the battery in the predetermined position....     

An acid-neutralizing battery mat is produced that is useful in preventing or reducing corrosion caused by leaking batteries. The mat is placed underneath a wet cell storage battery and is designed to absorb and neutralize acid which may escape from the battery. The mat is comprised of a porous fibrous...     

A battery safety unit is disclosed which protects against damage from dangerous acid contained in wet cell automobile batteries. The unit is a molded battery container adapted to anchor a battery securely in a moving automobile while the battery is essentially completely enclosed. The unit has a cover...     

An industrial lift truck having a body which includes a battery container cover, spaced straddle legs projecting from the body and a lift mast which moves along the straddle legs. The lift mast is moved along the straddle legs by a mechanism operated by a battery which is held in a container. The container...     

A vehicle battery decking device for installing and removing vehicle batteries from a vehicle chassis using a battery tray and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders attached at a first end to the battery tray and attached at a second end to the vehicle chassis in which the battery is being installed or...     

A battery pack is effectively transferred between a battery powered vehicle and a cart in order to replace the battery pack with a freshly charged pack. The transfer is facilitated without dropping the battery pack by using a locking mechanism which is operative between a tray which supports the battery...     

A battery holddown (10) is disclosed including first and second brackets (16, 18) of identical construction. The brackets (16, 18) each includes a generally L-shaped clamp (20) having top and side plates (22, 24) for abutting with the top and sides of the battery. Ears (26) extend from the side plates...     

An electric vehicle battery pack including a plurality of batteries ganged together in an underlying tray. The tray preferably has a plurality of pockets therein each for receiving an individual battery. The batteries are interlocked one to the next and held in place in the tray by a housing which bears...     

A motor vehicle adapted to be powered by a drive source driven by batteries which includes at least one battery. A control unit includes an electronic controller, a motor driver for a drive source, and a shift motor. The at least one battery and the control unit are integrally formed and disposed in...     

A wheeled vehicle, in particular a two-wheeler, is provided with a frame supported by running wheels, with an electromotor, for driving at least one of the running wheels, and with at least one battery provided on the frame for supplying energy to the electromotor, characterized in that the battery is...     

An impact resistent flexible grille is located in an impact zone at a front end of an automobile having a grille support structure and an energy absorbing bumper. The flexible grille is rigidly fastened to the grille support structure and the bumper by rigid attachments that are located so that the flexible...     

A multi-functional spacer is provided for which comprises a body portion removably attachable to the bottom of the battery and one or more auxiliary spacer members removably attached to the body portion and, when detached from the body portion, the auxiliary spacer members being attachable to a side...     

A floor structure of an electric vehicle powered by batteries mounted thereon comprises an upper unit and a lower unit which are detachably coupled. The upper unit includes a first panel and a first base structure. The first panel is securely mounted on the first base structure in a manner to define...     

An apparatus for interconnecting wheelchair batteries having a pair of boxes with flanges extending from side walls thereof, and a wheelchair sub-frame assembly which provides concise placement of the boxes in an electrically interconnected suspended position. The sub-frame assembly has an open end into...     

A split-shell enclosure for a storage battery for motor vehicle includes identical first and second enclosure members which are dimensioned to fit around the battery, forming a shell structure, that is open at its top and bottom and partially encloses the battery on two sides and completely encloses...     

An arrangement for heating and cooling a vehicle battery includes a thermal chamber shaped to hold the vehicle battery. The thermal chamber includes a floor and three walls and is positioned against a fender of the vehicle so that the fender forms a fourth wall of the chamber. The thermal chamber includes...     

A battery support device for supporting a battery in an automobile, the automobile having an engine compartment, the engine compartment having a side and a side rail. The side rail has an upper surface, the upper surface having an outer side toward the side of the engine compartment. The engine compartment...     

A battery holddown (10) is disclosed including first and second brackets (16, 18) of identical construction. The brackets (16, 18) each includes a generally L-shaped clamp (20) having top and side plates (22, 24) for abutting with the top and sides of the battery. Ears (26) extend from the side plates...     

A battery transfer and charging system for electric vehicles. A displacement station removes spent batteries of electric vehicles by forcing charged batteries into position within the vehicles so as to laterally displace spent batteries. Spent batteries displaced from vehicles are received by a receiving...     

A body structure for an electric vehicle, which has a battery carrier for containing a battery disposed on a vehicle body thereof, the body structure comprising: a supporting mechanism, which supports the battery carrier; a movement-restricting member, which restricts movement of the battery carrier;...     

A battery box has a center frame extending between two rows of batteries housed in the battery box. The center frame has an array of upwardly projecting locking pins. A central holder bar is installed on the locking pins of the center frame. The battery box also has an inner frame including a left straight...