Patent ID: 7836990

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame; a battery having a generally rectangular shape and comprising a first side surface and a second side surface, the first side surface being generally parallel with the second side surface; and a battery box attached to the frame and comprising: a bottom wall; a top wall spaced from the bottom wall; a first side wall extending from the bottom wall to the top wall; and a second side wall spaced from the first side wall and extending from the bottom wall to the top wall; wherein the bottom wall, the top wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall together define a battery retention chamber having a front opening configured for passage of the battery, the battery is disposed at least partially within the battery retention chamber, the first side wall is adjacent to the first side surface of the battery, the second side wall is adjacent to the second side surface of the battery, and the top wall defines at least a portion of an aperture configured to facilitate passage of at least one finger of an operator for contacting and pushing the battery such that at least a portion of the battery passes from within the battery retention chamber and through the opening; wherein the first side wall is devoid of cutouts and other provisions that would allow access by an operator's finger to the first side surface of the battery, such that the first side wall of the battery box at least substantially covers the first side surface of the battery when the battery is disposed within the battery retention chamber.