Patent ID: 6428927
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A45F,H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
An electric storage battery comprising:a battery container having a wall and a handle bracket projecting outward from the wall, the bracket defining at least one aperture there through, a handle removably coupled to the bracket, the handle comprising a molded polymeric grip, said grip comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end, and defining a retaining recess proximal to the second end, said retaining recess comprising a counterbore having a substantially vertical axis and opening along the upper surface, a retaining surface subjacent the counterbore, a rope access opening, and a slot extending between the upper and lower surfaces of the grip, said slot having first and second ends and extending substantially radially from said counterbore vertical axis, said slot first end opening into said rope access opening and said slot second end opening into said counterbore, a rope having a proximal end, a medial body, and a distal end, the proximal end of the rope being molded into the grip proximal to the first end such that the proximal end of the rope is secured to and integral with the first end of the molded grip, the medial body extending through the at least one container aperture to couple the handle to the container, the rope being sized to be moveable within the rope access opening, the slot, and the counterbore, an enlarged plug secured to the distal end of the rope, the plug defining a bearing surface disposed adjacent the rope, the plug being sized to be received in the counterbore, such that during assembly, the plug may be disposed along the upper surface of the grip and the distal end of the rope may be advanced through the rope access opening and longitudinally through the slot from the rope access opening to the counterbore to position the plug above the counterbore with the rope extending through the second end of the slot, and such that a downward force may then be applied to the plug along the vertical axis of the counterbore to dispose the plug within the counterbore to couple the distal end of the rope to the grip.