Patent ID: 7850138

Claim:
A hold-down clamp for a battery, comprising: an interrupted encircling member disposable about an axis to fit in close radial proximity to, and form an axial structural interference with, a portion of protruding structure associated with an installed said battery effective to resist undesired relative motion of said battery, in a direction along said axis and with respect to said encircling member, and thereby to resist axial separation of said battery from engagement inside said encircling member; a first locking structure associated with a first side of an adjustable opening defined by said encircling member; a second locking structure associated with a second side of said adjustable opening; and a removable and replaceable theft-deterring lock mechanism structured to engage said first locking structure and said second locking structure operably to resist enlarging said adjustable opening and thereby hold said battery in a retained relation with respect to a battery support effective to resist undesired radial displacement of said battery relative to said axis.