Patent ID: 9083031
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A battery hold down assembly for securely clamping and unclamping a battery in a battery receiving tray, said assembly comprising: at least one hold down rod wherein the rod is a j-rod having a j or curved end configured for slottable engagement of a corresponding opening on the battery receiving tray, and one or more horizontally disposed hold down clamps comprising flat stock bent to conform to the contour of the battery, the hold down clamp having one or more openings for passage of the rod there through and configured for incremental and restrictive lateral extension of said clamp achieved through detents and concaved grooves/depressions, and wherein the hold down rod comprises a tensioner for holding down the one or more hold down clamps against the battery and a tensioner retaining means for retaining the tensioner on the hold down rod, and wherein the tensioner comprises a compression spring arrangement and the compression spring arrangement comprises a coil spring and the tensioner retaining means comprises a depressible grippable handle, and wherein the battery hold down assembly is configured to clamp the battery onto the battery receiving tray which is achieved as the coil spring exerts pressure against the grippable handle and against the hold down clamp while simultaneously forcing the j end or the curved end of the hold down rod to remain taut against the battery receiving tray.