Removable handle for industrial battery
View Patent ↗A battery with a pair of handle assemblies that includes a battery casing having a pair of lips extending outwardly from the end walls near the opening in the battery casing. Each lip has a recessed portion with a slot defined by the end wall and a slot side wall. The battery casing also has a pair of protrusions on each of the end walls located below the slot. Each of the handle assemblies has a handle and an attachment structure that includes a substantially flat, rectangular base and a side wall. The back of the side wall has a cavity and a channel extending from an open end at the top edge to a closed end proximate the cavity. The handle includes a strap connected to the side wall on a first end and a loop on the second end. The handles are adapted to pass through the slots on the end walls of the battery casing, the channels are adapted to slidably contact the protrusions on the end walls, the cavities are adapted to detachably engage the protrusions and the bases are adapted to contact the slot side walls.
1. A battery with a pair of handle assemblies comprising:
a battery casing having a substantially rectangular bottom wall with a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls extending therefrom to form an opening, wherein the battery casing comprises:
a pair of lips extending outwardly from the pair of end walls near the opening, wherein each lip has a centrally located slot defined by the end wall and a slot side wall; and
a pair of protrusions on each of the end walls located below the slot; and
a pair of handle assemblies, wherein each handle assembly comprises:
an attachment structure comprising a substantially flat, rectangular base and a side wall having a front and back and extending from a side of the base to form a top edge, wherein the back of the side wall has a cavity and a channel extending from an open end at the top edge to a closed end proximate the cavity; and
a handle connected to the side wall,
wherein the handles are adapted to pass through the slots on the end walls of the battery casing, the channels are adapted to slidably contact the protrusions on the end walls, the cavities are adapted to detachably engage the protrusions and the bases are adapted to contact the slot side walls.
2. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 1 , wherein the handle comprises a strap connected to the side wall on a first end and a loop on the second end.
3. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 2 , wherein the loop is foldable.
4. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 1 , wherein each of the slots has a top and a bottom, and wherein each of the handle assemblies passes from the bottom through the top of the slots.
5. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 1 , wherein each of the slots has a top, and wherein the top of each of the slots is in a recessed portion of the lip.
6. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 5 , wherein the battery casing further comprises a cover for the opening and wherein the recessed portions of the lips provide clearance between the slots and the cover for attaching and detaching the handle assemblies.
7. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 1 , wherein each of the bases of the attachment structures has a notch for detaching the base from the slot.
8. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 1 , wherein one of the end walls has a pair of battery terminals for connecting the battery and, wherein one of the slots is located between the pair of terminals.
9. A battery with a pair of handle assemblies comprising:
a battery casing having a substantially rectangular bottom wall with a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls extending therefrom to form an opening, wherein the battery casing comprises:
a pair of lips extending outwardly from the pair of end walls near the opening, wherein each lip has a centrally located slot defined by the end wall and a slot side wall, and wherein each of the slots has a top and is located in a recessed portion of the lip; and
a pair of protrusions on each of the end walls located below the slot; and
a pair of handle assemblies, wherein each handle assembly comprises:
an attachment structure comprising a substantially flat, rectangular base and a side wall having a front and back and extending from a side of the base to form a top edge, wherein the back of the side wall has a cavity and a channel extending from an open end at the top edge to a closed end proximate the cavity; and
a handle connected to the side wall, wherein the handle comprises a strap connected to the side wall on a first end and a loop on the second end,
wherein the handles are adapted to pass through the slots on the end walls of the battery casing, the channels are adapted to slidably contact the protrusions on the end walls, the cavities are adapted to detachably engage the protrusions and the bases are adapted to contact the slot side walls.
10. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 9 , wherein the side wall is molded around the strap.
11. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 9 , wherein the loop is foldable.
12. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 9 , wherein each of the slots has a bottom, and wherein each of the handle assemblies passes from the bottom through the top of the slots.
13. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 9 , wherein the battery casing further comprises a cover for the opening and wherein the recessed portions of the lip provide clearance between the slots and the cover for attaching and detaching the handle assemblies.
14. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 9 , wherein each of the bases of the attachment structures has a notch for detaching the base from the slot.
15. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 9 , wherein one of the end walls has a pair of battery terminals for connecting the battery and, wherein one of the slots is located between the pair of terminals.
16. The battery with a pair of handle assemblies according to claim 2 , wherein the side wall is molded around the strap.