Patent ID: 9716257
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02E

Claim:
1. A battery locking device comprising: a support shaft having a first shaft end and a second shaft end and a length therebetween, the support shaft providing a substantially central axis of rotation; a latch rotatably mounted in a first position along the length of the support shaft, the latch being rotatable with the support shaft about the central axis of rotation, the latch having opposing first and second sides and extending between a proximal portion carried on the support shaft and a distal portion located opposite of the proximal portion at a distance from the support shaft, the distal portion configured to engage a battery, the proximal portion having opposing first and second proximal ends, the first proximal end having a cylindrical projection with an outer surface having a splined profile comprising a plurality of spaced-apart teeth radially extending from the outer surface of the cylindrical projection, each of the plurality of spaced-apart teeth having a respective length extending substantially parallel to the central axis of rotation; a deformable biasing member carried on the support shaft adjacent the second proximal end of the proximal portion of the latch; and a stop member positioned adjacent the cylindrical projection, the stop member having a free stop end engagable with the splined profile to prevent rotation of the latch and the support shaft about the central axis of rotation in a first direction.