Patent ID: 6564893
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B60R,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A battery system for a vehicle, the battery system comprising:a vehicle battery including a pair of electrical terminals; a box to be mounted to a portion of the vehicle, the box for holding the vehicle battery, the box including an opening for inserting the battery into the box and a pair of electrical terminals that electrically contact the pair of electrical terminals of the vehicle battery when the vehicle battery is inserted in the box; and a pair of electrical terminal leads electrically coupled to the electrical terminals of the box; wherein the electrical terminals of the box have one of a convex and concave shape and the electrical terminals of the battery have the other one of the convex and concave shape, the convex and concave electrical terminals insuring that the battery is inserted into the box in an orientation that maintains correct polarity of the electrical terminals.