Patent ID: 7434642

Claim:
A battery-powered mower assembly comprising: a frame having a rotatable grass cutting reel, said frame including a pair of support members, said support member having an axis; an electric motor supported on said frame and being in driving relationship with said grass cutting reel, said electric motor having an output shaft rotating about an axis; a battery tray coupled to said frame, said battery tray defining a longitudinal axis which is transverse to the axis of said support members so that said tray spans between the support members, said battery tray including a first connector positioned below the tray and between said pair of support members; a wiring harness electrically interconnecting said first connector and said electric motor; and a battery box having a battery enclosed therein, said battery electrically coupled to a second connector mounted on said battery box, said battery box being mounted on said tray such that during mounting, said battery box or said connector is moved along an axis perpendicular to said motor output shaft axis so that said second connector is electrically coupled to said first connector along said perpendicular axis.