Patent ID: 6117588
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An electric storage battery having a detachable handle, the battery comprising:the handle having an elongated central portion and two arms depending from the central portion;each arm comprisinga distal end opposite the central portion,a shaft extending from the distal end, the shafts of each arm extending generally toward each other, anda button disposed on the shaft; anda battery casing having end walls;each end wall comprisinga recess, anda substantially keyhole shaped aperture opening into the recess;the aperture comprisinga lower portion, the lower portion being large enough to freely receive the button,an upper portion, the upper portion being smaller than the button, but larger than the shaft, anda restriction between the lower portion and the upper portion disposed such that the restriction prohibits free movement of the shaft between the upper and lower portions, the restriction being smaller than the width of the shaft for all rotational orientations of the shaft in the aperture.