Patent ID: 8460807

Claim:
A method of repairing a battery pack comprising: providing a battery pack comprising: a pair of end frames, the end frames having a top and a bottom and a pair of sides, the end frames having a detent on at least one of the sides of the end frames to receive a clamp; an intermediate frame positioned between the pair of end frames, the intermediate frame having a top and a bottom and a pair of sides, the frame having a ridge on at least one of the sides of the intermediate frame; a plurality of battery cells positioned in the intermediate frame and the pair of end frames, the plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other at the top of the end frames and the intermediate frame; and at least one cooling fin positioned in the intermediate frame and the pair of end frames between the plurality of battery cells; inserting a clamp into the detents in the end frames to maintain compression on the battery pack; transferring the battery pack with the clamp in the detents to a repair station, the ridge supporting the battery pack during the transfer; removing the clamp to permit access to the bottom of the intermediate frame; and repairing at least one of the battery cells, cooling fins, intermediate frames, or end frames while maintaining the electrical connection.