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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Matthew J. Mahaffy, Tipton, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for a lock out device for locking a battery connector. The lock out device may include a plug having a plug end configured to engage the battery connector to prevent another connector from being connected to the battery connector. The plug may further include a lock end opposite of the plug end defining a length of the plug, the lock end having a first ring configured to receive a lock shackle. The lock out device may further include a sliding device movably coupled to the plug and having a second ring configured to receive the lock shackle. The sliding device may be configured to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the length of the plug and to slide in a direction perpendicular to the length of the plug to prevent the plug from being removed from the battery connector.
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