Patent ID: 7226692
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A battery lock for a battery having a receptacle with an inner wall for receiving a connector to an outside component, the receptacle including a terminals projecting within the receptacle, comprising: a block having an exterior side surface generally conforming to a portion of the inner wall of the receptacle for seating within the receptacle and preventing external access to at least one terminal; a locking mechanism cooperating with the block and having at least two states, in a first state the block is freely movable into or out of the receptacle and in the second state, the block is locked within the receptacle wherein the locking mechanism is communicating with the inner wall so as to prohibit the block from being removed from the receptacle; and, a key assembly communicating with the locking mechanism to move the locking mechanism between at least the first and the second positions when a mating key is inserted into the assembly.