Patent ID: 6946217

Claim:
A battery lock for a battery having a receptacle with an inner side wall and a back wall for receiving a connector for connecting the battery to an outside component, the receptacle including at least a pair of terminals projecting outwardly from the back wall of the receptacle, the receptacle having at least one transverse protuberance projecting outwardly from an inner side wall of the receptacle, comprising: a block having an exterior side surface generally conforming to a portion of the inner side wall of the receptacle for seating within the receptacle and preventing external access to one or more of the terminals; a locking mechanism cooperating with the block and movable between at least a first position and a second position, in the first position the locking mechanism passing by the protuberance permitting the block to be seated in and removed from the receptacle, and in the second position the locking mechanism being prevented from passing by the protuberance prohibiting the block from being removed from the receptacle; and, a key assembly communicating with the locking mechanism to move the locking mechanism between at least the first and the second positions when a mating key is inserted into the assembly.