Patent ID: 7189047

Claim:
A system for moving a battery with respect to an installed orientation at a site; the system comprising: (a) a motion generating unit; said motion generating unit presenting a first force at a first output locus; said first force being manifested in a first motion type; (b) a motion translating unit coupled with said first output locus for receiving said first force; said motion translating unit translating said first force to present a second force related to said first force at a second output locus; said second force being manifested in a second motion type; (c) a battery engaging structure coupled with said second output locus for applying said second force to said battery; (d) a shelf unit at said site for supporting said battery in said installed orientation; said shelf unit including a plurality of generally horizontal shelves substantially fixedly arranged in a generally vertical array; said installed orientation being situated on a first shelf of said shelf unit; and (e) a substantially rigid frame supporting said motion generating unit and said motion translating unit; said frame being configured for hookingly engaging a second shelf of said shelf unit to substantially fixedly situate said frame with respect to said shelf unit during said moving; said second shelf being above said first shelf; said moving being effected in a generally vertical axis in response to said second force.