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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:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
May. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony R Horton, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Steven R Peterson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard M Sahli, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
William H Kump, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
GNB Technologies, Inc., Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429187 ; 429175 ; 429176 ; 16DI / ;
Abstract
An electric storage battery, preferably a lead-acid battery, such as used for starting, lighting and ignition of an automobile or the like, includes a handle attached to the cover of the battery through a pin-and-button structure which is attached to the battery by insertion into an insertion aperture and is then moved into an assembly position where the handle can be rotated from a rest position adjacent the side of the cover to an upright, service position for carrying the battery.