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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1991
Steven C Billger, Celina, OH (US);
Nita L Watercutter, Sidney, OH (US);
Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US);
Abstract
A battery connector assist unit comprising a base having means to secure a battery connector first part thereto and a slidable member interconnected to the base with the slidable member having a slide base having an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface is adjacent to the base. The slidable member also has a pair of smooth sided cantilevered beams extending therefrom for temporarily retaining a battery connector second part and for transmitting force from the slidable member to the connector. The slidable member has a handle member easily accessible to assist in removing the connector parts into and out of mating relationship. In one embodiment of the invention, the base has at least one slot therein and a slidable member has means to engage at least one such slot, while in another embodiment of the invention the slidable member has at least one slot therein and the base has means to engage at least one such slot. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a cover plate is provided.