Patent ID: 8162191

Claim:
A bicycle battery holder for retaining a battery comprising: a bracket member; an engaging member movably mounted to the bracket member and configured to selectively retain the battery to the bracket member; at least one electrical contact disposed on a battery facing surface of the bracket member with a contact portion of the at least one electrical contact being exposed relative to the battery facing surface of the bracket member to electrically contact the battery in a contact engagement direction; and a lever member movably mounted to the bracket member and operatively coupled to the engaging member to move the engaging member in the contact engagement direction with respect to the bracket member when the lever member is moved from a first lever position to a second lever position, the engaging member being movably coupled to the lever member such that the engaging member moves relative to the lever member as the lever member moves between the first and second lever positions, the contact portion of the at least one electrical contact meeting with the battery facing surface of the bracket member to define a plane perpendicular to the contact engagement direction, the engaging member being at least partially disposed on a first lateral side of the plane, and the engaging member and the lever member being coupled together on a second, opposite lateral side of the plane.