IP Library Granted Patent US 11,046,533
Granted Patent B2
US 11,046,533 · App. 16/029,565 · Granted Jun 29, 2021

Magnetic track system for transporting batteries at telecommunication sites

Inventors: Michael Griffin (Indian Trail, NC); Lee Priest (Charlotte, NC)
Assignee: ETAK Systems, LLC
B65G54/02H01M50/20H01M50/256B65G2201/02
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Patent No.
US 11,046,533
App. No.
16/029,565
Granted
Jun 29, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A magnetic track system for transporting batteries at a telecommunications site includes a plurality of pods which are magnetic and which are attachable to a battery; and a track system including repelling magnets, wherein the track system is selectively laid between a first point to a second point to transport the battery with the plurality of pods attached thereto, wherein the transport comprises pushing or pulling the battery along the track system. The track system can include a plurality of tracks, strips, or a rollable mat. The track system can have a length less than a distance between the first point and the second point, wherein the track system is moveable such that tracks which have already been traversed by the battery are moved to a front to accommodate the distance.

Claims (5)

1. A magnetic track system configured to transport a battery or batteries from an access point to an installation point of a telecommunications site, comprising:

a plurality of pods configured to attach to the battery, wherein the plurality of pods comprise magnetized pods each secured to a corner of the battery, and the battery is a telecommunications battery configured to install on an associated battery system at the telecommunications site; and

a plurality of tracks aligned next to each other and the plurality of tracks comprising repelling magnets configured to repel the magnetized pods of the battery upon contact therewith when the battery is placed on the tracks, wherein the plurality of tracks configure to move the battery with the plurality of pods attached thereto from the access point to the installation or final destination point by pushing or pulling the battery along the plurality of tracks.

2. The magnetic track system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tracks comprise a plurality of strips.

3. The magnetic track system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tracks are configured to be traversed by the battery, and each track is configured to attach and detach from other tracks such that tracks of the plurality of tracks which have already been traversed by the battery are moved to an opposing end of the plurality of tracks which has yet to be traversed by the battery.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
To: ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 074818/0664 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 20, 2026
From: ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC
To: AQUARIAN CREDIT FUNDING LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075246/0859 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2021
From: ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC
To: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 056003/0641 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2018
From: GRIFFIN, MICHAEL; PRIEST, LEE
To: ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 046287/0681 →